Please note, we only send our Turtles & Terrapins once a week  on a next day delivery signed for service.


We are only able to send Turtles & Terrapins for delivery on Wednesdays, in order to get a Wednesday delivery, orders must be placed by 2pm Monday any orders that come in after 2pm Mondays will be sent the following week.


Please ensure that you select the  Live Turtle/ Fish Carriage Delivery option at £9.95. Any orders made with either the next day or 2-5 day service will be rejected. 

Please note, on orders over £50 delivery is FREE.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO SEND LIVE TURTLES/ TERRAPINS TO MAINLAND UK ADDRESSES. WE ARE UNABLE TO SEND TO NORTHERN IRELAND, NOR TO THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS OR ISLANDS.

 All our turtles and terrapins are captive bred.

We do NOT recommend keeping Turtles or Terrapins with fish.

What is a Eastern Mud Turtle?

Eastern Mud Turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum) are a small freshwater turtle, very similar to the common Musk Turtle. Only growing to up to four to six inches in size (shell front to back) they can be kept happily in a 100 litre aquarium. Like Terrapins, Eastern Mud Turtles will require a basking area so that they may rest and dry off. When buying Eastern Mud Turtles from hatchlings it is quite easy with regular handling to make them tame and friendly.

How do I keep a Eastern Mud Turtle?

An ideal set of to keep Eastern Mud Turtles would be a glass aquarium with a filter (to keep water clean), a heater (to keep water at a constant 25 degrees), and UV light (to encourage correct shell growth). They also need a landed area where they can get out of the water such as a Turtle Dock that has a basking light above it, For the Eastern Mud Turtles their water levels must be no deeper than approximately 1.5-2x their total shell length as they are not the strongest of swimmers. It is important to remember that it takes three to four years for a hatchling Eastern Mud Turtle to grow to full size and therefore, to help socialise the Turtles, it much better to keep the hatchlings in smaller enclosure (30-40 litres) to start with; upgrading to a larger home as they grow.

What do I feed my Eastern Mud Turtle?

Eastern Mud Turtles are omnivores and in the wild would eat vegetation and such things as fish and insects. For your pet Turtle however, there are various complete dried and frozen foods that contain all of the animals dietary requirements.

How big and what sex will my Eastern Mud Turtle be?

The baby Eastern Mud Turtles we sell are approximately one inch long (Shell length front to back). Due to their small size and juvenile status we are unable to sex these turtles.

Shipping Details and Livestock Terms and Conditions

Although Turtles and Terrapins are hardy little creatures, we still try to keep the stress caused by transporting them to a minimum. As consequence we do not accept returns on them so please make sure you definitely want them before ordering. In the unlikely event of your Turtle or Terrapin arriving dead we will arrange for another one to dispatched as soon as poosible. Please note, we need to be notified within 24 hours of receiving the animal and we arrange for our courier to collect the dead Turtle/ Terrapin when they deliver the replacement. Due to the inherent risk of moving livestock we will one offer a free of charge replacement once. Buying purchasing livestock from us, you are thereby agreeing to our terms and conditions.