Western Pond Turtle
Clemmys marmorata marmorata

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Western Pond Turtle- Main Page

Habitat
Study site
Winter telemetry
Predators
Trapping
Telemetry
Nesting
Release
Turtles
Hatching
Zoo
Frank and Kate's Home Page.

Habitat...


Pond Turtle, nice yellow on front leggs.
Pond Turtle
 Pond Turtle, marbled pattern
Pond Turtle
 Pond Turtles basking
Pond Turtle
Smith Pond
Smith Pond
 Kapp North
Kapp North
 Dead Tree Pond
Dead Tree Pond
 Pond F - temporary pond
Pond F
 Temporary pond
Temporary Pond
Pond E
Pond E
 Pierce Pond
Pierce Pond
 Lakewood Pond
Lakewood Pond
 Ditch
Ditch
 Kapp West Pond
Kapp West
Pond A
Pond A
 Pond B
Pond B
 Pond Cxxx
Pond B
 Pond D
Pond D
 Big Lake
Big Lake
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Study site...


Study Site.
Study site
 Entering study site.
Study site
 Big barn.
Big barn
 Little barn.
Little barn
 Moving in.
Moved in
Trap storage.
Trap storage
 Sleeping quarters.
Housing

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Winter telemetry, Locating turtles, Replace transmitters...


Winter
Winter
 Winter Telemetry
Winter Telemetry
 Winter Locate Turtles
Locate Turtles
 Winter Replace Transmitters
Replace Transmitters
 New Transmitter
New Transmitter
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Predators...


Predators - Bullfrog - Adult male.
Adult male Bullfrog
 Predators - Bullfrog - Adult female.
Adult Female Bullfrog
 Bullfrog Eggmass - Also bullfrog range map.
Bullfrog Eggmass
Bullfrog rangemap
 Removing bullfrog egg masses.
Removing egg masses
 Predators - Bullfrog - catfish - Bass.
Bullfrog-bullhead-bass
Fish nests
Fish nests
 Shot.
Shot by man
 Road kill.
Road kill
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Trapping...


Hoop Trap.
Hoop trap
 Basking Raft.
Basking trap
 Setting Traps.
Setting traps
 Setting Traps.
Setting traps
 Hoop traps set.
Hoop traps
Good days catch.
Good days catch
 Visual inspection.
Visual inspection
 Weigh.
Weigh
 Record data.
Record data
 Measure turtle.
Measure
Releaseing adult female head start.
Release adult
 Releasing adult female head start.
female head start
 Turtle with fresh transmitter.
New transmitter
 Head start recapture.
Head start
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Telemetry...


Telemetry.
Telemetry
 Telemetry.
Telemetry
 Telemetry.
Telemetry
 Telemetry.
Telemetry
 Adults basking.
Adults basking
Female head start.
Female head start
 Female nesting.
Female nesting
 Female nesting.
Female nesting
 Young adult head starts.
Two head starts
 Wild adult and head starts basking.
Baskers
Hatchling.
Hatchling
 Head start - spring hatchling - Both hatched previous Sept.
Head start
Spring hatchling
 Looking for nests.
Looking for
nests
 Probing closer for nests.
Probing for
nests
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Nesting...


Nesting females are wary.
Wary female
 Female nesting.
Nesting female
 Female digging.
Female digging
nest
 Female digging.
Female digging
nest
 Female nesting.
Female laying
Female covering nest.
Female covering
nest
 Female
Female finished
nesting
 Finished nesting - back to water.
Back to pond
 Well disguised fresh laid nest.
Finished nest
 Fresh laid nest.
Loose vegitation
removed
Checking for eggs in fresh laid nest.
Nest plug
removed
 Checking for eggs in fresh laid nest.
Eggs in
nest
 Fresh laid clutch of eggs.
Clutch of eggs
 Putting exclosure over fresh laid nest.
Covering nest with
exclosure
 Nesting area - three nests.
Nesting area
three nests
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Release...


Getting ready for release.
Getting ready
for release
 Checking transponder.
Checking transponder
 Head starts waiting for release.
Head starts
 Releasing head start.
Release
 Release.
Release
Release not always private.
Release not
always private
 Released head start.
Released heat start
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Turtles...


Pond turtle basking.
Head start
basking
 Female with transmitter basking.
Basking female
 Young adult head start.
Young adult
head start
 Young adult head start.
Head start
Turtles basking.
Baskers
 Adult head started female.
Adult female
head start
 Turtle basking.
Now you
see it
 Turtle basking.
Now you
don't
spring hatchling.
Spring hatchling
 Spring hatchling.
Spring hatchling
 I'm going now.
Keep an eye
on them
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Hatching...


Exclosure over fresh laid nest.
Spring nest
 Back in the fall to dig up nest.
Fall nest
 Digging nest in the fall.
Contemplating
digging
 Digging for hatchlings.
Digging for
hatchlings
 Digging for hatchlings.
Digging for
hatchlings
Hatchlings from fresh dug nest.
Fresh dug
hatchlings
 Fresh dug nest.
Sorting the
nest
 Fresh dug hatchlings.
Single nest
 Setting up eggs from dug nests.
Setting up
unhatched eggs
 Spring hatchling.
Hatchling
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Zoo...


Fresh hatched being set up.
Hatchling
 Hatchlings being set up at the zoo.
Hatchlings set
up at zoo
 New hatchlings.
One clutch
 Bee dots for identification.
Bee dots
for ID
 Indoor setup.
Small tub
indoor setup
Indoor setup.
Large tubs
indoor setup
 Indoor setup.
Racks for
indoor setup
 Inserting transponders for permanent ID.
Inserting
transponders
 Checking transponder.
Checking
transponders
 Head start at zoo.
Head start
at zoo
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Frank & Kate Slavens
P.O. Box 645
Lyle, WA 98635

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