2006-10-19 06:01:41 · 9 answers · asked by Shelly 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I have him in a tank with water. I've got smaller river rocks on the bottom, is this enough. My friend found him in her driveway so I figure even though I don't know everything he is way better off than he was.
2006-10-19 06:10:42 · update #1
a.) If you don't know anything about their care, he would have been better off in the wild- he would have found a pond nearby and been perfectly happy. They migrate pond to pond all the time.
b.) Long nails in sliders and cooters means it is a male. DO NOT clip them!
c.) Learn about the care of these fun pets at sites like http://www.austinsturtlepage.com For example- the tank should be nice and big and heated. Keeping them in too small of a cage is not doing them any favors.
Please understand- I applaud your desire to rescue this poor animal, but by taking it in, you have made an agreement to try to do right by it- not just 'OK'. Sadly, turtles are tricky animals to care for and take a lot more work than most people really want to give them.
2006-10-19 10:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Courtney is right. It is one of the identifying features to tell it is a male and they do use them in mating. This is a very interesting spectacle to see. The male looks like he is slapping the female in the face really fast. Leaving the nails long is fine. Another identifying feature is in the tail males have a longer tail. I have worked with animals for years actually reptiles and fish are my specialty.
2006-10-19 08:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by DJ n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the event that they're white nails - you are able to in lots of cases see the place the fast ends. in the event that they're black nails, you will merely might desire to take a splash off at a time till you spot a hoop interior the middle - then you definitely're getting close to to the fast and can desire to take a injury. it won't be a foul thought to pay a groomer or vet health facility the $10 in the event that they're extremely long and the canines may be wiggly. in any different case, in case you prefer to do it your self, placed money right into a competent pair of clippers and a few clotisol or quickstop. superb desires! Edit: based on 3 of the different solutions: specific, the canines does might desire to have its nails clipped - in any different case they might get caught on something and tear off - then you definitely've a bloody mess and a painful canines. additionally - the PediPaws is a superb thought, yet they do no longer artwork very stable. in the event that they canines weighs decrease than 10 kilos they artwork ok in case you do no longer might desire to take lots off - yet, in case you have any significant nail that desires to be taken off or if that's a greater robust canines the PediPaws is junk!
2016-11-23 19:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Long nails on a turtle mean it is a male. It is completely natural. The nails are how they "woo" the females for mating.
2006-10-19 06:29:51 · answer #4 · answered by Courtney B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert on turtles but I would clip them if it's obviously a health or safety risk. Also, I use to put a kinda steep rock in my tank for my turtles to get up on when they wanted to sun themselves, causing them to wear down they're nails by themselves when climbing up on the rock. just an idea? hope this helped you :) I just finished reading other answers and everyone is saying the same thing so I would listen to them which goes back to what I said.....I'm not an expert and it shows!!LOL
2006-10-19 07:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by dhwilson58 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its a boy turtle.they have long nails because when they mate those nails are for gripping the females shell.but i would try to call a local reptile vet or a herpetologist GOOD LUCK :)
2006-10-19 06:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u dont need to cut there nails this is how they take care of them selves and to eat their foods like when i would give mine smelts or goldfish they use their nales to tear em apart and eat em. here is a link to help ya out http://www.redearslider.com/ thats if wat you found is red ear slider do you even know wat kinda turtle u found?
2006-10-19 08:33:49 · answer #7 · answered by MzzMissie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-10-19 06:06:21 · answer #8 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
......... water turtle should be in water ............... I hope you are not keeping under your bed ..................... give him lots of greens to eat ............. don't let him in dry atmosphere ...................
2006-10-19 06:06:30 · answer #9 · answered by spaceman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋