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

It’s “Turtle School” Week at our Turtle Survival Center! This week marks the third annual Chelonian Biology, Conservation, & Management Course at the TSC. Each year, 10-15 herpetologists, including keepers from zoos, aquariums, and budding biologists gather at our Center to learn the best practices in chelonian biology, care, and conservation. This includes a full daily schedule of lectures from experts in the field, hands-on labs with the turtles in our care at the Center, and explorations of t

Common Musk Turtle Care Guide - All Turtles

Eastern Musk Turtles are small in stature, but BIG in personality and willingness to choose violence... And we honestly love them for that. 😇 Our most common turtle patient, the Eastern Box Turtle, tends to be much more docile due to its ability to "box up" completely and hide from danger. Box turtles still have a severe bite when they need to defend themselves from a persistent predator (or staff member grabbing their foot to give meds), but usually they opt for a passive defense first. Aquati

Today is World Wildlife Day and we are celebrating Ontario’s native turtle species. What better way than to highlight Ontario's smallest species, the Eastern Musk aka Stinkpot turtle! Sternotherus odoratus. Enjoy our short video! | Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre

Razor backed musk turtle ( Sternotherus carinatus ) The razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southern United States. The razor-backed musk turtle grows to a straight carapace length of about 15 cm. It has a brown-colored carapace, with black markings at the edges of each scute. The carapace has a distinct, sharp keel down the center of its length, giving the species its common name. S. carinatus is almo