**This is a 2 pack special offer meaning that you will receive 2x River Cooters for £150 instead of £179.98 for 2 when bought individually.**
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 River Cooter Terrapin?
River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna concinna) are a medium to large freshwater Terrapin that grows to approximately seven to eight inches in size (shell front to back). Unlike Musks, Terrapins are a basking species and spend and equal amount of their time in water and on land. When buying Terrapins from hatchlings it is quite easy with regular handling to make them tame and friendly.
How do I keep a Terrapin?
An ideal set of to keep Terrapins would be 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 the can get out of the water such as Turtle Dock. It is important to remember that it takes three to four years for a hatchling Terrapin to grow to full size and therefore, to help socialize the Terrapin, it much better to keep the hatchling in smaller enclosure (30-40 litres) to start with; upgrading to a larger home as they grow.
What do I feed my Terrapin?
Terrapins are omnivores and in the wild would eat vegetation and such things as fish and insects. For your pet Terrapin however, they are various complete dried and frozen foods that contain all of the animals dietary requirements.
How big and what sex will my Baby Terrapin be?
The baby Terrapins we sell are approximately one to two inches long (Shell length front to back). Due to their small size and juvenile status we are unable to sex Terrapins.
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.
