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Tina Beatty-Quiao

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Expertise

I can answer all questions on care feeding of these amazing creatures.What is the best way to keep your turtle.....identification and some tricks for keeping cleaner aquarium for water turtles. Familiar with disease and medications care for shellrot to fostering the eggs if necessary.

Experience in the area

I have worked in the petcare industry for about 20 yrs. Managed petshop for yrs and have and a red footed tortoise of my own and a chinese box. I am familiar with most. Dealt with tons over the yrs.

Organizations

I was an expert here before and, would like now that I have abit of free time, to help people take proper care of theses misunderstood and extremely delicate creatures.

Education/Credentials

I have learned alot from our preservation society. I have had a course in fostering of sea turtle eggs in Costa Rica. I have alot of yrs experience and work withthem on regular basis.

Past/Present Clients

I am in the petcare industry so I deal with them on a regular basis. If you are looking for an answer maybe I have previously answered you may find them under my reptile questions under Tina Quiao.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Deborah Cashwell	05/21/12	10	10	10
meenu	05/19/12	10	10	10	Thanks for everything Tina,u've been a .....
Jeff	05/11/12	10	10	10	Thank you Tina! :-)
Karli	05/01/12	10	10	10
Dorothy	02/08/12	10	10	10	Thanks!

Recent Answers from Tina Beatty-Quiao

2012-05-18 yellow discharge from mouth of res of 3 yrs:

Meenu, It is very common like I said for almost all reptiles to lay even though unfertile eggs when they reach sexual maturity. As far as becoming egg bound it is not the most common thing for a turtle

2012-05-17 yellow discharge from mouth of res of 3 yrs:

Meenu, It sounds like he is younger than her. It is safe for her to eat the eggs ... it is alot of protein and calcium. They are probably infertile. It will however make a mess in your tank and I would

2012-05-15 yellow discharge from mouth of res of 3 yrs:

Meenu, Your female won't reach sexual maturity for a couple more years. About 5-7 years. Not that she may not imitate an adult as she grows. Now the discharge.... They can not be on an all vegetable diet

2012-05-09 Aggressive Slider:

Ernie, It could be two things. This behavior is typical in courtship. She will not be sexually mature for about 2 more years and he is now. So he will keep trying and may injure her. It could also be stress

2012-05-08 Brown Shell:

Jeff, She is a cutie. The front claws are pretty long Freddy may be a FREDDY. It is very common for them to go through several carapace color changes as they age. Freddy looks fine. A vita-shell rub occasionally

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