Tiny turt update time! 🐢💕 The hatchling Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) who arrived on Halloween is doing very well! This tiny patient is overwintering in our care after a suspected predator dug up their nest, which we suspect they and their siblings were using to overwinter. Unlike Box Turtles, aquatic turtles have no saliva, meaning that they must be in water to swallow their food. This patient is placed into a separate tank (a small loaf pan) for each feeding, which happens twic

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A hatchling loggerhead musk turtle is about the size of your thumbnail, and a large adult is barely the size of an iPhone. Small turtles with big heads that enjoy munching snails in clear flowing streams and springs #turtles #muskturtle #loggerheadmuskturtle #sternotherus #sternotherusminor #animalreels #reelsinstagram #turtlereels #reptilereels | Greg’s Turtle Haven