Two Oval Carapaces

Painful Traces

This guy "Chungye" (because this is Chinese-imported one I bought in Chungye) really left a painful trace of flat-out nipped tail.
Only stubby root was left by being cruely bitten by a ferocious female which I once kept but later released in a pond.
This "Chungye" guy used to nip at others' tails ironically he was completely nipped on the tail himself by a female all of sudden.
I always lament "You nipped my precious ones' tails, now you were nipped on the tail by another, Huh???????????!!!!!!!!!!!
My one of most precious one, a domed carapaced and Mr.Fertile was also nipped the tip of his tail by Chungye. I should've released Chungye as soon as I detected his nipping-tail tendency.

God, please open their eyes...

A really experienced Reeves breeder who I got to know lately once told me that it's better to inject on the front as of semi-aquatic turtles.
From a couple of days ago, I followed his advice.
I successfully inject an antibiotic on them in the front side for the serious eye disease.

But last night, while I was trying to drive injector a needle on the front of my babies, I couldn't.
It was strange, I was able to do it very well a couple of days ago.
Their thick folded skin inside front paws was too flexible and rough for needle to pierce quickly.
I gave up on injecting on the front sides at this moment.
I came back on back side as usual.
Woo~ their muscle really tightened up that I had even difficulty on back side.
This baby started opening one of his eyes little bit but has yet to eat.

He rolled his fronts inside the shell so deep and it made the front freshes much thicker.
So, this time I decided not to inject him on the front.

He must've been aware of the injection.
He didn't seem to like it.
Maybe that's why he folded his tails to different side where injection usually happened.

Started giving injections myself...

Since my two most beloved ones got sick on their eyes.
I really was being distressed, trying to figure out a way to cure them.
Because I know that once swollen and closed eyes would probably lead to death however & whatever clinical method I might try.

I have an experience that even taking a eye-diseased turtle to a vet wouldn't do make much difference.
I'd put on optical ointment constantly and sink ill ones in salty waters.
None of them eventually cured severe eye diseases of turtles.

"What should I do?" I kept thinking.
The only thing vet did that I didn't was giving some injection, usually glucose.
I was heart-broken when I was grabbing up the my most beloved one.
I'm really guilt-conscious, I should've taken care of them better, so conditions haven't gotten bad as this.
This small one is making me really sad.
He was very active in the first place.
All of sudden, from one day, did he become gradually inactive and started staying inside the shell.
He was bitten by one of bigger male quite often.
I guess maybe that has to do with his eye illness.
I should've separated him much sooner.
I first didn't know where to inject.
A kind vet in my neck of woods told my mother that it'd be okay just to inject on the back between tail and back-legs as such that humans are injected on the buttock.
So, I started injecting them on the beside the tails.

Later, I also started injecting Vitamin A in expectation that Vitamin A would be good for eye diseases.

Whole Family with a New Member

I'm always feeling sorry that a male (on the right) which I've been keeping for years was nipped on his tail by a female which I used to keep as a single but released in a pond after she has bitten others' tails off.
I don't understand when she couldn't cohabit, ripping off tails of other tankmates.
I had to let her go in the wild.
Look at his tail, it's still showing cut flesh out open.
I wish it could be healed as soon.
I purchased this pretty and curious Diamondback Terrapin from somebody out of town.
He sent her out on a intercity bus and I picked her up at the terminal.
I initially put this female with my second biggest male "Moses" in expectation of bearing some eggs in her since Moses was once proved very fertile.
However, Moses was nipping at her tail as he did to other females years before.
Her tail was cut open a bit, it's even swollen in white now. Since she joined those my favorite males who have been cohabiting very well, she is fine.
She is really mild and cohabit with any other tankmates and very curious looking up to camera as such.

A Starting Pair

I haven't bothered to try hard to to breed Reeves Turtles up. I used to release adult Reeves into environmentally appropriate ponds so they can breed up by themselves. First and foremost, seeing the increase of Reeves in the nature is the happiest thing a turtle-lover has in his mind. I know that breeding isn't that hard thing to do. I tried to put this pair together. As usual, my a male "Moses" is constantly courting a female.
They seem to be looking very comfortably getting along without any tension at all.
Maybe, someday in the next late spring, I'm hoping that she will be laying some eggs.

Quite Changed since Hatchling

It's been so long, featuring him.
I was amazed since he was changed more and more darker colored along the way.
Usually, imported Reeves are olive green while indeginous ones are dark brown or jet black.
This one was also very light-colored as a hatchling.
He was gradully getting changed with age on account of losing stripes on the face, carapace getting darker bit by bit and plastron really darker almost to black.

Real Cutie

I was just coming by a fresh water fishes store of my old. They've gotten used to me I occasionally visit there to just say hello. A female employeee said "We've got Reeves here this time." (She usually doesn't forget reminding me if there's something new interesting here.) No sooner was I checking it out, I started shouting "This is a wonder." He was male Reeves Turtle which I've seen in this store for almost 10years.To the better, he was around 10㎝ on the carapace which I usually see 12㎝~17㎝ in most of other male Reeves. Here's the juxtaposition of my biggest one & this new smallest one.