where do you keep them indoors or out what do you feed them how do you entetain them mine look bored
2006-07-21 14:01:30 · 4 answers · asked by marina 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Definitely outdoors in a pond - even then it's quite difficult to keep clean if you don't have an efficient filter system. My turtles crap to high heaven and the turds are sometimes as big as a cat's.
I feed them on proprietary fish food 'cos it's a fraction of the cost of turtle food and if you read the constituents they are near enough identical. Important if you have a shed load of the critters like me. Put feeder fish in the pond to "entertain" them and they can eat their "toys". I'm having a little trouble with a couple lately as they are having an "alpha dog" dominance battle and one is retreating to the garden all the time.
2006-07-21 16:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Outdoors is always better- as long as they are well-cared for.
Bored? Double check the basic cares- tank size, temps, diet, etc. "Enhancements" usually involve live food and better basking sites.
Healthy adult turtles, however, spend a LOT of time basking, sleeping, and just plain not doing much.
2006-07-22 22:41:07 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never kept them, but I've been told that if you don't clean the tank regularly they absolutely stink!
2006-07-21 21:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep them inside. cats go after them outsides.
2006-07-21 21:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by nocturnidae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋