i have this turtle and he must have got out of his tank and i cant find him anywhere! oh and is it bad to have a turtle loose in the house is it unsanitary? i need help!
2006-10-29 00:57:24 · 17 answers · asked by mary 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
if is an aquatic turtle it will can die because they can not eat on land. look in a dark warm spot and you will find it.
2006-11-01 07:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by blu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Health hazard? No more so than most of the other stuff in our house.
To find it:
1. Search the tank again, make sure it is not hiding good.
2. Start at the floor near the tank. Get down on your stomach and look around.
3. Look for any holes, hiding places, piles of stuff to crawl into, etc. just big enough for it to fit. It usually will have found the place closest to where it hit the ground.
4. As you check an area, try to 'turtle-proof' it so it cannot hide there later- simple masking tape, for example, can cover most openings.
As a rule of thumb, it won't go far, and it won't move a lot once it found a good place.
2006-10-29 04:57:44 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don 't worry, he can live for weeks without food, especially this time of year, look in all your dark places, i have six and sometimes i allow them to roam free while cleaning tanks, they are in between two rooms, i have found them under things, in between things and places you would not believe. you don't say his size? if real small, must watch where you step at all times, buy a larger tank, because obviously he can climb out and they are good for that. for the one who told you they arenot fast, has never seen a turtle move, this is one of the biggest misconceptions about turtles, they are escape artists. good luck, just keep searching.
2006-10-29 02:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to look along the ground and under things. Leave food and treat piles out to "catch" the turtle. Eventually it'll get hungry enough to come looking for the food.
2006-10-29 05:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by Heart_breakeR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a trap . First put his tank on the floor then make a trail of turtle food to his tank and remmber to put something that can make him get in his tank . Like a board .
2006-10-29 01:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The turtle will be fine if you find it before it dies from hunger...
The water turtle is not able to move fast (it's even slower than the turtoise)... as it's created to swim...
It'll be somewhere under the sofa or behind the curtains...
2006-10-29 01:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by toon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turtles hibernate in the winter, so look under clothes or furniture, places that are dark, warm, or quiet.
2006-10-29 04:34:43 · answer #7 · answered by Miami Lilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where abouts are you? I have found a turtle!! this is no joke!!!!
2006-10-31 22:12:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be scared and may defecate along its path. The most danger is for the animal itself that can trap itself in a place difficult to spot and get hurt or die.
2006-10-29 01:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by eliana s 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
u have a lost turtle.i'm sorry.call sum1 to help you look 4 him.such as the vet or report him 2 a police.this may sound bad but he might have gotten sick and crawled off and died so you couldn't have seen him. but just 2 let u know i'm sorry.
2006-10-29 01:05:36 · answer #10 · answered by Savannah B 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋