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Diamondback Terrapins: Unique Turtles of the Atlantic Coast

The Diamondback Terrapin is a fascinating turtle species, with females reaching 7.5 inches and weighing 1.5 lbs, while males grow to 5 inches and weigh 0.5 lbs. These turtles can live from 25 to 40 years and thrive in brackish waters along the Atlantic Coast, from Cape Cod to the Florida Keys and west to Texas. Their diet consists of fish, snails, worms, clams, crabs, and marsh fish. Diamondback Terrapins are known for hibernating in mud during winter, favoring sandy beaches for nesting. Mating occurs between May and July, with a gestation period of about 60 days.

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Diamondback Terrapins: Unique Turtles of the Atlantic Coast

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  1. Diamond back terrapin

  2. Length 7.5 inch female 5 inch male

  3. Weight 1.5ibs female 0.5ibs male

  4. Lifespan 25 to 40 years

  5. Diet staples, fish, snails, worms, clams, crabs and marsh fish

  6. Rang the diamond back terrapin is found along the Atlantic coast of the eastern united states from cape cod to the florid keys and west along the gulf coast to texas.

  7. Behavior the diamond back terrapin is be to be to be the only turtle in the world that lives exclusively in brake fish water congaing some salt, but not as much as ocean water ,habit like tidal marshes estrus and lagoons. Most terrapins hibernate during the winter by burrowing into the mud of marshes. Although diamond back terrapins live in tidal bashes , estrus and lagoons, their preferred nesting sites and sandy beeches

  8. Mating season may and July

  9. Gestation around 60 days

  10. Clutch size 8 to 12 eggs

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