Facts on the Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle

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1. The female softshell turtle grows larger than the male. True False

2. What is reported to be a softshell turtle's favorite food? Frogs Tadpoles Crayfish Fish

3. Why are they called "spiny softshell" turtles? The shell is full of spines It keeps its eggtooth all its life Its neck has spines on it Little spines on the front of the carapace

4. What is the carapace? there's no carapace the bottom shell the top shell the tail

5. What is the plastron? the bottom shell the tail the top shell there's no plastron

6. Most turtles live in _______. holes sea water fresh water caves

7. Spiny softshell turtles live in Michigan. True False

8. Spiny softshell turtles like to cover themselves in_____. sand mud sand or mud neither sand nor mud

9. What color do female spiny softshell turtles turn when they mature? red black brown green

10. At what age do female Eastern spiny softshell turtles mature? 1 7 5 100