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Mexican Red Wood Turtle

$124.00 - $199.00
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Product Description

Mexican Red Wood Turtles are one of the four subspecies of tropical wood turtles. These are largely terrestrial turtles - but are usually not far from water - which they enter readily. Found in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua, this beautiful species is facing serious threats from both habitat destruction and road kills as land is developed and new roads are put in...

Their shells can be many shades of brown, with large yellow or red circular patterns. Their plastrons (bellies) are yellow/gold with black and red markings, and their vividly colored skin looks almost as if it were painted on them by a makeup artist...

Mexican Red Wood Turtles are highly intelligent, and make outstanding pets. Normally reaching only 6 - 7 only inches, several juveniles can be kept together in a medium sized tank - and several adults will thrive in a small, protected, well set up outdoor pen in warm temperatures, and in a medium sized indoor tank or habitat during colder temperatures.

True omnivores, they favor fruits and veggies, but will also eat worms, insects, snails and other protein foods. Mexican Red Wood Turtles come in a wide range of colors - but all have the same "painted" limbs and faces; and all have distinct personalities that make their keepers smile over and over again...

* Remember, each turtle order comes with a free starter sample of the same Turtle diet your Turtle has been raised on - this will last one small turtle a few weeks - to order larger quantities, see the lower left side of this page. *

Other Details

Common Name:
Mexican Red Wood Turtles
Scientific Name:
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa
Level:
Intermediate
Turtle Category:
Wood Turtles
Restricted States:
WA, OR, HI

Warranty Information

We offer a 7 day health guarantee on our captive bred animals only provided all conditions are met as listed in our Terms and Conditions page.

Reviews

  • 5
    Box turtle

    Posted by Chad Hunter on Aug 17th 2023

    We ordered two box turtles, and we are extremely happy. The customer service was outstanding. It was a very personalized experience. The turtles are great. You can tell they have had a lot of attention, and they have already adapted to us. The ear out of our hands!

  • 5
    Mexican Red Wood Turtle

    Posted by Jeighla on Jul 13th 2023

    I absolutely love my little guy. I needed customer support and the Turtle Source helped me out in the best way possible. If you’re having trouble finding places to buy a turtle the Turtle Source is the best place! They have your back. :)

  • 5
    Mexican red wood

    Posted by Jenny on Jun 21st 2023

    Super fast shipping, Turtle arrived alive and seems healthy, a little shy but that’s expected after the trip it had. Absolutely beautiful baby Turtle! I will definitely be buying another Turtle from them!

  • 5
    Nations best turtle source

    Posted by JK on Nov 3rd 2022

    Truly professional, well cared for stock, clean healthy turtles and shipped perfectly. Pay a little more to get good quality