Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Painted turtle setting on a rock
The painted turtles habitat is like a park. It lives mostly in North
America. The turtle eats insects, worms, grubs, shellfish, fish, and some
plants. It needs a warm place to stay in the classroom. In the classroom
the painted turtle lives in a warm pond. We feed it pellets in the classroom.
When the female sea turtle lays its eggs it buries the eggs. Then she
goes back into the water. When the baby sea turtles are first born they
start heading for the water. When they are heading to the water seagulls
and crabs eat them.
Turtles lay up to six to twelve eggs. Some turtles live over 150 years!!!
Leather back turtles get up to eight feet long and 1,500 pounds!!!
Painted turtle swimming