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The Spotted Turtle
//Clemmys Guttata//

= = == The habitat of a spotted turtle is in low shallow water, the more older they get, the more they stay on land. There diet consists of worms or any food offered to them. Most of the food is found in water as they get older. The adult size of a spotted turtle is 3 1/2 to 5 inches for both female and male. For air temperature they like being in low to mid 80's, water temperature at low 70's, and basking temperature at 95 degrees. Females usually reproduce in March into early May. Female turtles lay 3-5 eggs, occasionally 8 in a nest that they provide for the eggs. These reptiles are endangered because of the killing, harming, and collecting of them. They have been stated to be endangered, or being threatened with extinction, by then Endangered Species Act 2007. The spotted turtle can be spotted beyond the Great Lakes region to the eastern coastline. They can be found in every state between Maine and Florida.