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.

Different Carapace & Plastron Shapes of Two Males

Blackish Carapaced Female & Exuberant Male

Size by Size Line-up