NATIVE TURTLES
Eastern box turtleSnapping turtleEastern painted turtlePainted turtleSpotted turtleBlanding’s turtleWood turtle
EASTERN BOX TURTLE
The eastern box turtle can grow to be about 4.5-6” . It is brown with orange or yellow spots . They are omnivores and will eat just about anything plant or animal that they can fit in their tiny mouth .Like insect but mostly slugs and worms and lots of fruit such as berries they even eat mushrooms that are poisonous to people
The snapping turtle
The snapping turtle can weigh up to 35 pounds
but usually weighs much less .They grow to
maybe 10-12 inches long , and they have
very small plastrons ,big heads
and a very long tail !the snapping turtle eats
plants ,smaller birds ,a variety of fish ,and dead
animals.
Eastern painted turtles
The eastern painted turtle is an omnivore they eat
crayfish ,worms , bugs ,tadpoles and many
other things. There life span is15 to25 years. They can be found in
rivers , lakes and ponds. Eastern painted turtles lay
72 to 80 eggs. The full grown turtle is 5-10
inches. Males are smaller than females.
Painted turtle
The painted turtle lives in shallow grassy waters in
the U.S and southern Canada. It has beautiful
markings and colors on its plastron . It usually eats plants , but will eat small dead animals. When this turtle is full grown it can
reach 5-6 inches .
Spotted turtle
The spotted turtle is found in ponds, marshes
and ditches in central N.A . When this turtle
isn’t basking in the sun it putters around lazily
in plants or walks around on shore .It eats mainly bugs and other
small animals .When the spotted turtle grows up it can be 3-5 inches in
length .
Blandings turtle
The Blandings turtle lives in grassy marshes with shallow
water .They eat crayfish ,snails ,
bugs ,frogs ,fish ,different grasses ,and berries . The
Blandings grows to be about 8-10 inches . This turtle is
semi-aquatic meaning it lives on land and water .
How turtle influence their ecosystem
A turtles influences their ecosystem by eating dead animals this is good because the dead organisms will not pollute the environment. Turtles lay
eggs this provides other animals with food by laying eggs.
Mikayla and Emily’s Video
• http://mindflight.plymouth.edu/blog/eco2009/2009/07/24/turtle-2/