Are these turles the biting kind or the normal turtles ? Photographed today and was wondering if they cause damage to the local ecosystem.

by Nox-Eternus

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  3. I could very well be wrong but I’m fairly sure there’s no snapping turtles in Belgium or Europe.

  5. Vroeger kon je er ook vaak in de Vaart in Leuven zien

  6. They catch and kill them in the canal where i live

  7. They look like geelwang Californian turtles. They’re an invasive species that should be removed from our ecosystems. Not the snapping turtle kind but they will definitely try to take a bite from a big fish or duck if hungry, no worries about your pets they’re not aggressive.

  8. I suggest you leave Donatello, Michelangelo, Rafael and Leonardo alone or you’ll have to deal with a very angry rat in your near future.

  9. Pretty much no turtle or tortoise is native to Belgium. Especially the turtles are quite invasive too and indeed destructive to the lical ecosystem.

  10. Wilde gij nu gewoon een keer buffelbrug zeggen aub?

  12. Geelwangschildpad, Trachemys scripta troostii. Invasive species and a disaster for biodiversity.

  13. As a Canadian visiting that amazing city, finding that bridge quite by accident, made me feel both proud and happy. FWIW, my grandfather was in Belgium during WW1.

  14. They are invasive and damaging to the local environment Many were bought as baby turtles, very popular with kids but as they grow they become bigger and need more care. Then they are released in local ponds, rivers and canals.

    They can survive here but reproduction is not possible. The eggs of most turtles need 3 months of stable temperatures of around 27°C in order to develop properly. Also temperature often dictates the gender of the offspring. <27°C result often in males, >29°C females.

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