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General TMNT Discussion>Have they ever revealed what kind of turtles they are?
cMac44111 09:54 PM 07-06-2008
I'm getting all kinds of conflicting info. I believe I heard that they were a kind of box turtle but are they red eared sliders, spotted turtles, painted turtles, map turtles? Or has it never been revealed and does Laird like to keep it vague? And what kind of turtle is Slash? I'm not talking about the alien version, but the one in the OT.
Jester 09:58 PM 07-06-2008
Red Eared Sliders....next question. 
Buslady 10:06 PM 07-06-2008
Trachemys Scripta Elegans
Male "Ornate" Red Ear Slider @ Knott's Berry Farm
Photo by Buslady
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
Male "Ornate" Red Ear Slider @ Knott's Berry Farm
Photo by Buslady
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
Kunoichi_Haruko 10:14 PM 07-06-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
AKA, Alligator Snapping Turtle for us lay-folk.
Jester 10:17 PM 07-06-2008
But in the OT Slash was tiny...I guess he could have been a baby....no, Tokka was a baby. I'm stumped.
Buslady 01:41 AM 07-07-2008
Originally Posted by Jester:
But in the OT Slash was tiny...I guess he could have been a baby....no, Tokka was a baby. I'm stumped.
Tokka was a full grown common snapper actually.But in the OT Slash was tiny...I guess he could have been a baby....no, Tokka was a baby. I'm stumped.
Originally Posted by Kunoichi_Haruko:
AKA, Alligator Snapping Turtle for us lay-folk.
yeah I know i'm a brat. AKA, Alligator Snapping Turtle for us lay-folk.
it's habit to use scientifics some times i forget to add the common names.
Toby Barrett 09:26 AM 07-07-2008
The OT Slash was probobly the same type of turtles as the heroes, just turned out differently because of the "super mutagen" that was'nt finished yet, due to Bebop's clumsiness. Being raised by Bebop probobly did'nt help either.
Evenstar227 09:36 AM 07-07-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
Tokka was a full grown common snapper actually.
I thought they were babies? Isn't that what Shredder was PO'd about?Tokka was a full grown common snapper actually.
Shredder: Babies! They're babies!
Prof Jordan: What did you expect, they'd come out quoting Macbeth?
Shredder: They're stupid.
PJ: They're not stupid, they're infants!
Rahzar bonks Tokka on head with metal pipe.
PJ: Ok, they're stupid infants.
TheUltimateShredhead 10:33 AM 07-07-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
Trachemys Scripta Elegans
Male "Ornate" Red Ear Slider @ Knott's Berry Farm
Photo by Buslady
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
I don't think so, tokka appearse in ot, in episode "Dirk Savage! Mutant Hunter".Trachemys Scripta Elegans
Male "Ornate" Red Ear Slider @ Knott's Berry Farm
Photo by Buslady
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
But that was later on in the series, so you could be right
Buslady 11:08 AM 07-07-2008
Originally Posted by Evenstar227:
I thought they were babies? Isn't that what Shredder was PO'd about?
Shredder: Babies! They're babies!
Prof Jordan: What did you expect, they'd come out quoting Macbeth?
Shredder: They're stupid.
PJ: They're not stupid, they're infants!
Rahzar bonks Tokka on head with metal pipe.
PJ: Ok, they're stupid infants.
Yeah but when they turned back to normal, they showed a pretty good sized common snapper. I thought they were babies? Isn't that what Shredder was PO'd about?
Shredder: Babies! They're babies!
Prof Jordan: What did you expect, they'd come out quoting Macbeth?
Shredder: They're stupid.
PJ: They're not stupid, they're infants!
Rahzar bonks Tokka on head with metal pipe.
PJ: Ok, they're stupid infants.
They're stupid in the mind, adult or not.
Raph's Girl 11:43 AM 07-07-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
Slash wasn't the OT version of Tokka cuz there was a version of Tokka and Rahzar in the OT! They were zoo animals in the 7th season who were accidentally mutated along with every other animal in the zoo (thanks to Rocksteady and Bebop) the year before. Both were pretty smart too. The first time the turtles encountered them Raphael got all frustrated "Oh no! Not another mutant turtle!! Im beginning to feel un-unique!" I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
Evenstar227 02:34 PM 07-10-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
Yeah but when they turned back to normal, they showed a pretty good sized common snapper.
They're stupid in the mind, adult or not.
Stupid other than Prof Jordan contaminating the mutagen "to make them intellectually inferior and thus less dangerous"? o_OYeah but when they turned back to normal, they showed a pretty good sized common snapper.
They're stupid in the mind, adult or not.
syd 11:16 PM 07-10-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
Trachemys Scripta Elegans
Male "Ornate" Red Ear Slider @ Knott's Berry Farm
Photo by Buslady
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
It's a handsome one.Trachemys Scripta Elegans
Male "Ornate" Red Ear Slider @ Knott's Berry Farm
Photo by Buslady
I think Slash was intended to be the OT version of Tokka? Not sure. If that's true, he's a Macroclemys Temmenikii.
Buslady 12:27 AM 07-11-2008
Originally Posted by syd:
It's a handsome one.
He is, I would have loved to take him home. He's not a normal color red ear, keepers would call him an "ornate" because simply he still has his baby colors. Most RES darken as they age and usually lose all pigment and go all black.It's a handsome one.
syd 07:14 PM 07-11-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
He is, I would have loved to take him home. He's not a normal color red ear, keepers would call him an "ornate" because simply he still has his baby colors. Most RES darken as they age and usually lose all pigment and go all black.
Ornate... what a delicate name! ><He is, I would have loved to take him home. He's not a normal color red ear, keepers would call him an "ornate" because simply he still has his baby colors. Most RES darken as they age and usually lose all pigment and go all black.
Why didn't you take him home? Do you have more lovely pics of him? Exactly how old is he? Do you know what he likes? Any specific hobbies? Can he understand english?
Buslady 08:32 PM 07-11-2008
Originally Posted by syd:
Ornate... what a delicate name! ><
Why didn't you take him home? Do you have more lovely pics of him? Exactly how old is he? Do you know what he likes? Any specific hobbies? Can he understand english?
Ornate... what a delicate name! ><
Why didn't you take him home? Do you have more lovely pics of him? Exactly how old is he? Do you know what he likes? Any specific hobbies? Can he understand english?
He lives in a pond at Knott's Berry Farm, a local amusement park..along with a few chicks all to himself. He's a happy boy!
syd 07:06 AM 07-12-2008
Originally Posted by Buslady:
He lives in a pond at Knott's Berry Farm, a local amusement park..along with a few chicks all to himself. He's a happy boy!
....... Buslady, my head hurts...He lives in a pond at Knott's Berry Farm, a local amusement park..along with a few chicks all to himself. He's a happy boy!
Vigilante81 01:38 PM 07-21-2008
Does anyone know what species the baby turtles used in the 1990 film are ?
Buslady 11:19 PM 07-21-2008
Originally Posted by Vigilante81:
Does anyone know what species the baby turtles used in the 1990 film are ?
Trachemys Scripta Elegans...Does anyone know what species the baby turtles used in the 1990 film are ?
Red Ears...I could identify at least 2 males in the group by their tails, those were NOT baby turtles, they were at least 4-5 inches