will a water turtle shrivle up if you keep it out of water?

Question

I have a turtle and I dont want it to die. :(

I definetly have it in water .I just want other peoples outlook we have spent big money on the turtle the turtle is a pet that we are learning abought and we give it sun every day the turtle is a red eard turtle and is under 3 inches long it is very spoild we by it treats and we live near a pond that has tons of fish it eats fish day and night and a pets stor said that we take very good care of him

Answer 1

of course. Turtles get dehydrated. Put about an inch of cool water in a clean bathtub, or bathroom basin and put the turtle in for about 20 minutes every hour to rehydrate it, if for some reason that you cannot keep it in water.
I have raised box turtles and this is how we re hydrated ours
Enjoy your pet
Hope

Answer 2

If it is a water turtle they need water to survive. So yes it will die, will it shrivle up..not likely but it will dehydrate. If your turtle is out of water either a.Get a tank and fill it up 3/4 of the way with water or b. If the turtle is missing then lay out a big dish of water for it to find. They will find this dish because they will be looking for water. Then tahdah you've got your turtle back. If your turtle is a red ear slider I highly suggest this site.

www.redearslider.com

Has tons of useful stuff for you and a message board as well!

Answer 3

Not right away but it will dry out if you leave him with no water for a while, especially if he's outside in the sun. Play it safe and always keep clean water available (as well as a place to get out when he wants to, he'll know best when to stay in or get out). I've heard of several people that have left them high and dry in a bucket by a window on a sunny day... Never turns out well for the turtle :(

Answer 4

To many turtles to answer, but I did find this:

"Sea turtles are entirely aquatic and instead of feet they have flippers. Sea turtles "fly" through the water, using the an up-and-down motion of the front flippers to generate thrust; the back feet are not used for propulsion but may be used as rudders for steering. Compared with terrapins, sea turtles have very limited mobility on land, and apart from the dash from the nest to the sea as hatchlings, male sea turtles normally never leave the sea. Females must come back onto land to lay eggs. They move very slowly and laboriously, dragging themselves forwards with their flippers. The back flippers are used to dig the burrow and then fill it back with sand once the eggs have been deposited."

Answer 5

You mean if it keeps itself out of the water? They sit in the sun, but they need at least a moist environment, or a wet area, prefferably enough water to swim in. As long as it has that available, it will survive. But if the environment has no place of water where it can get wet and take a drink, it will dry up and die.

Answer 6

Umm..yes a water turtle will die if kept out of the water.please put him back in the water..you have no business owning a turtle.

Answer 7

Don't want to sound mean but you should have done your homework BEFORE you got the turtle.

what kind of turtle is it?
What are you keeping it in?
What are you feeding it?
Daytime & night time temps?
UVB lighting or sunlight?

So many questions before anyone will be able to help you.

http://www.chelonia.org/care.htm

If you are not willing to do the research & provide proper care, the best thing to do is to call any local reptile rehabbers to see if they will take it. Brutal but honest.

Answer 8

And what most people forget is that if they don't have the proper lighting, they will get soft shell disease. You need the proper lighting fixture that simulates the UVB rays of sunlight.

You need to read these care sheets immediately:

http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/turtles/

http://www.petlibrary.com/

Answer 9

from the name itself WATER turtle, it really needs and dependent on water

Answer 10

yes it will shrivle up put it back in water