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hogboy
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 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject: Unexpected find at the Crematorium |
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We were at the crem yesterday scattering my Mums ashes
Took a look around their pond, and spooted 3 Red ears basking.
Huge buggers as well. |
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MJ
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Looks massive mate  I'm guesing the next generation of herpers will be talking about how when they where small they where out catching red ears just like we did with newts and common frogs 
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PaulG
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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Its huge, so can these live out in england, has someone introduced them ?
Sorry to hear about your mum mate.
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James
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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very strange looks nice n big so must be doing ok, wonder if/how they effect the native ecosystem in the pond or am i just sad  |
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MJ
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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You're not sad mate I wondered the same thing.
The climate here is very similar to parts of the north eat of America so I would think they could live here very easily  another Grey squirrel
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mark_w
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Its huge, so can these live out in england, has someone introduced them ?
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People have been releasing red eared sliders for years, that's why their importation and sale was banned. Apparently they eat frogs, fish, ducklings etc. It is also illegal to release them into the wild as they now are a notified pest species, like grey squirrel and american mink.
Having said that the one in the pic looks massive - more like one of the south american sliders like Trachemys venusta??? Some get up to 18 or 20"!!!
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jen23
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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not really specific to red ears but i heard terrapins are sometimes released into certain bodies of water when the fish population is getting too high and then removed when it is at a more acceptable level. maybe this one got away??
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James
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| jen23 wrote: | | not really specific to red ears but i heard terrapins are sometimes released into certain bodies of water when the fish population is getting too high and then removed when it is at a more acceptable level. maybe this one got away?? |
didn't know they done that. surely there would be a reason why the fish population is getting too high, if possible. like birds not returning to the ponds, larger fish dieing off i think it would be better to spend more time looking at the hole picture instead of just chucking in a few terrapins. |
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quasimodo
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A bit more global warming and we will have to watch out for huge, dumped retics and burms... My daughter in Florida now has huge snakes, as well as crocs and alligators, to contend with 'cos peeps have been dumping them and they are of course thriving over there.  |
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James
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yeah, ive heard stories about people finding burms in florida wasn't there a colony of corn snakes found in essex once or am i making things up  |
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