They are typically brown in color with the head having a olive color with speckles on it.
Common musk turtle tank size.
They have a pair of yellow or green strip running from the tip of their nose to the neck.
Most turtle hobbyists recommend keeping common musk turtles in at least a 20 to 29 gallon tank.
Their shell colouration can be black grey or brown.
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The tank should also be tall enough to provide areas for the turtle to swim so we suggest a minimum height of around 300mm.
I have used a 20 gallon long tank to keep one adult musk turtle with a fluval 2plus canister submersible filter to keep things clean.
For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 600mm in width.
The common musk turtle is a small species reaching an adult length of 7 5 12 5cm 3 5 inch.
The common musk turtle is known as the stinkpot turtle because they can emit an offensive foul odor.
They are an aquatic turtle that comes from eastern north america.
A common musk turtle living in a wild habitat eats a variety of insects such as crayfish snails earthworms and mollusks.
It s hard to say no to her.
They also feed on aquatic insects like damselfly nymphs tadpoles and dragonfly and fish eggs.
The musk turtle can grow to 100mm 4 4 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
3 0 3 9 in 7 5 10cm lifespan.
Housing one or a pair of common musk turtles is easily accomplished in an aquarium.
They are also found in habitats extending to the west into wisconsin and texas.
Common musk turtles are found in the eastern parts of north america all the way from ontario down to florida.
What does the common musk turtle look like.
As you may expect from the name the flattened musk turtle has a shell that is more flat rather than high domed.
If they feel threatened they can release a foul musky odor which is how they got their alternative name of stinkpot.
Still more to cover on this species including marie going on a diet.
Common musk turtle diet.
Males can be determined by the longer tail and overall larger size.