The meals are split into a morning meal and an afternoon meal. He is a protected animal and like all our animals we have a permit to raise him and the DNR checks up on him occasionally. They are omnivorous. Coot eats reptomin, crickets, grasshoppers and he loves succulent plants. In nature they love slow streams and lakes of the South East and can often be seen basking in the sun.
Range is from North Carolina through the panhandle of Florida.
Seldom caught due to their weary disposition. Our diamonback terrapins are captive bred and raised turtles. They came to us from another institution and we have been taking care of them for a few years. These turtles normally live in salt marshes, but can basically live in any sheltered and unpolluted waters. These turtles feed on reptomin, shrimp, and scallops while in captivity, but in the wild they feed mainly on crustaceans, mollusks, and fish.