Razorback Musk or Striped Mud turtle, which one?

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methos75

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Looking to get one of the two shortly, and I am wondering what the general consensus is one the two and pros and cons of each.
 
I am partial to muds over musks. no rhyme or reason, I just prefer them.
 
methos75;4598365; said:
Looking to get one of the two shortly, and I am wondering what the general consensus is one the two and pros and cons of each.

6 in one, half a dozen in another really........
 
LOL I already am, I had 10 but I am now down to 8 since I re-homed the two RES I got over the summer. I would of kept them but damn they just grew to fast, both were Quarter size when I got them in June and were three inches long when I re-homed them Monday and very aggressive towards the other Turtles in their tank. Now the other turtles are having a ball, and are more active now since they are gone. while it sucks to have to give the little Guys up some times, it is the responsible thing to do when they are causing so much strain and stress. I am only looking to get two more for now, either the striped or Razorback and either a SPT or a Terrapin for my GF once she decides which she wants. LOL, my Apt looks like a Zoo now, Five Turtle Tanks taking up space, two cats, two yappy Shiba Inu's, and my GF's goofy Oranda Tank LOL.
 
Haha, I was looking at your Turtles on Faunaclassifieds, they are beautiful but just a bit smaller than what I am looking for. I am looking for something around 1.5 to 2 inches.
 
methos75;4599772; said:
Haha, I was looking at your Turtles on Faunaclassifieds, they are beautiful but just a bit smaller than what I am looking for. I am looking for something around 1.5 to 2 inches.


Your either going to find hatchlings or adults.......If you go with an adult, it will more than likely be Male........The Females go to the Turtle farms who get first pick from the Trappers.......
 
Well since you keep them, how safe would they be in a shallow tank set-up with a 2in Stink Pot. That is my main concern, I have five tanks set-up so its easy to move around larger turtles, but not so much smaller ones. About how big are the Razors you have right now? If I could safely house one with the Other Musk it wouldn't be an issue, but my concern is that it would nip at it or worse. Thoughts?
 
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