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Home › Forums › Diamondback Terrapins › Re: Digest Number 79
hello all,I’m glad to find a group devoted to dbts.I currently have 4 hatchling northerns that Ikeep in a 40 breeder with a fluval 203,2 4inch northerns and a 3inch Texas that I’ve raised from hatchlings in a 125gal with a fluval403&404.I also have 2 mature male northerns,2 mature female northerns,1 6inch female northern,and one 4inch northern that are kept in a brackish 220gal plastic pond liner with a homemade filter.I have had most of them(except the hatchlings) for about 2years.The adults were purchased from a reptile show and I suspect they were wild caught,but they have adapted nicely.I have had good success feeding out of tank in a separate container and it really cuts down on water changes and filter cleanings.I’ve also used turtle clean and stress coat on occasion but really can’t tell if it does anything.I would love to breed my adults but I’m not real sure how to hibernate them indoors.Have any of you tried hibernating in a refrigerator?
Hi, I’ve had pretty good success breeding my dbts without hibernating them. This year though I have been letting them sleep in their outdoor tubs (no heater this year) in hopes of raising the fertility rate of the eggs laid. Last year from 2 females I had 26 eggs of which only 6 were fertile. Although I have to admit that one of them is only about 5 years old. I haven’t heard of any one hibernating dbts in a fridge although I do know someone that does this successfully with his tortoises. Vickie