Description: The Florida Redbelly Turtle has a very very dome-like shaped shell, that is usually colored dark brown or black, just like the skin. Shipping your new Chicken Turtle: We ship our turtles FED EX overnight. The lower part of the shell is, as the name implies, colored red, or bright orange. They are thriving on pellets and blood worms.

The eastern chicken turtle has narrow green or brown lines on the carapice, a more narrow color band on the carapace rim and black markings on the underside of the lateral and rear marginals. Florida Chicken Turtle ( Deirochelys reticularia chrysea ). The upper part of the shell also has a few light colored spots. 1983. They are considered to be both prey and predators due to their omnivorous behavior. They are ready to ship! Location: North Fort Myers, Florida, USA. I was able to grab this shot of a dusty chicken turtle in a field behind my home. Eggs hatch in 152 days at 29 degrees Celsius in South Carolina and in 78 to 89 days at 25 to 29 degrees Celsius in Florida. Description. They must experience a period of cool temperatures before development proceeds. The Florida Chicken Turtle, for example, will remain healthy with a mild resting or cooling period. Florida Chicken Turtle. The Florida Chicken Turtle. Selected aspects of the ecology of the chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille) (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae). The skin is usually covered with yellow stipes. We have some gorgeous captive bred baby Chicken Turtles for sale. Chicken Turtles get their name for the chicken wire pattern on their shell. Journal of Herpetology 12: 237-241. However, the Western and Eastern Chicken Turtles are more temperate, so they can use a hibernation period, especially to promote courtship and mating in spring and summer. Some eggs may overwinter in the nest before hatching. The chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) is an uncommon freshwater turtle found in the southeast of the United States. Gibbons, J. W., J. L. Greene and J. D. Congdon. The Florida chicken turtle has broad orange or yellow lines on the carapice, a wide color band on the carapice rim and no markings on the plastron. Chicken turtle embryos go through a period of diapause in the late gastrula stage. They have long necks and are a very neat turtle to see swimming around! Predators of the Chicken Turtle. The name "chicken" turtle refers to the taste of their meat, which used to be both common and popular in southern markets. By Kelly Dean. It is in the monotypic genus Deirochelys. This South Carolina turtle’s activity found on land is mostly in the months of March and April while the Florida turtles are more active throughout the year and most come out during the day time.