Chrysemys Picta

Painted Turtle

Gurley, R. 2005. Turtles in Captivity. ECO Herpetological Publishing and Distribution. Lansing, Michigan

Painted turtles come in many colors, and they are the most beautiful turtles out there, with their striking features. I did some research on the painted turtle, and I found interesting articles that I had read over the past couple days. Somethings that I have found their interesting about the articles that I have read is painted turtles are found throughout United States and Mexico. The articles I read gave a vague summary about these animals so I had to do some heavy research to achieve the things I have found. What I liked about the articles is The articles I have read gives a brief general description of what a painted turtle eats, what there natural environment is like, and where they are usually found in the world. There's not much questions that I have, that I would like to know more about, turtles are common knowledge and you can easily look up questions online. I would love to have a pet painted turtle, but turtles are a lot of work, mostly because painted turtles needs multiple habitats to ensure their survival. The price ranges from 14 to 40 dollars, depending where you purchase them from. Two websites where you can look at painted turtles if you're interested in buying them are www.petsmart.com and they sell painted turtles in store for $29.99 also, another website is www.undergroundreptiles.com and that website is an online website and painted turtles on there are sold for $14.99 with shipping, and handling. There are 10 different types of morphs for painted turtles, and 4 different sub species. People aren't concerned about painted turtles, only because they're a large number of turtles throughout US, and Mexico. There hasn't been any controversy about painted turtles being kept in captivity. No, you do not need a permit to take care of a painted turtle. You can go to your local pet store and purchase one without a hassle of bringing permits.

Albino Eastern painted turtle

Western painted turtle

Midland painted turtle hatchling

Care Requirements:

• Size: typically a grown female will be from 6-7 inches, while makes are smaller (5-6 inches)

• Housing: Young painted turtles thrive in a warm environment with clean water, and live plants, both floating, and underwater. Their enclosure should be similar to how they would live in the wild. Having places where they can hide can help them out to feel more secure.

• Food: Romaine lettuce, Duckweed, crickets would be fine for your turtle, but also keep in mind they do sell turtle food at your local pet store.