Ughh they r those small ones like the size of half dollar coin... Can u give me some tips on how to take care of em?
2007-03-05 10:28:21 · 8 answers · asked by jonjon0509 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Im guessing you have red-eared sliders since they are overwhelmingly the most common pet turtles. This link has a care sheet.
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/trachemyscare.htm
Is this it... if so its a red eared slider.
http://www.tortoise.org/images/scriptahatch.jpg
Good luck and do more research.
2007-03-05 12:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get them a 30gal breeder tank for now. Its called that because the tank is long and low, not tall. Its meant for breeding fish like chilchids, but it works wonders for young turtles. Later(depending on species, but I'm guessing they are RES(red ear sliders)) you will need a pond or a 100gal tank. You can also use large horse troughs. They work well and are easily drained and cleaned. You can get used troughs that dont work anymore(the kind that had a heater in them) from local farms/horse ranches.
Fill the tank with about three inches of water, with a slope of rocks going into the water. So one side has some land and the rest is water. Above top the rock(that is used for land) put a basking light. This can be any bulb that puts out a lot of heat, but I reccomend getting a dome lamp fixture and a neodium basking bulb. Both can be found at walmart for about 10$ total. In the water, put a little green filter on its side(the kind that you hook the air pump to). This will keep it generally clean, but for babies you will still have to do water changes once a week! They are messy little buggers.
For feeding, I only feed two commercial turtle pellets a day for my 3 inch turtle and those are for nutritional value. Feeding pellets alone is NOT GOOD. I also feed him some dried krill that is sold for fish, Reptomin shrimp-things, and live crickets/mealworms. For babies, feed them one pellet, maybe a krill, and a few shrimp. If you go with live feeding, feed two mealworms per baby. Also, feed them everyday until they get older. I would suggest feeding everything once a day because how would you like to go without food? Just dont feed a lot everyday.
As they get older you will need to do something with them (put them in a larger tank, move them to a pond/trough, etc). It is very important to keep their water clean. And you can add fish that are smaller than them to eat. If the fish are bigger than the turtle, he will not eat them but may terrorize them.
2007-03-06 10:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sputz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would highly recommend "Turtles and Tortoises for Dummies." It's a great book, everything you need to know about caring for your turtles.
2007-03-05 22:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to google turtles to find out which kind you have then research the care and keeping of them.
2007-03-05 18:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by mups mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should go to a pet store to buy turtle food, specially designed to help turtles maintain their health. ask any store assistant
2007-03-05 20:46:31 · answer #5 · answered by Tiger 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they sell turtle pellets at the local pet store.
2007-03-05 18:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by pigggy2000 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is a great article on exactly this situation:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Articles/newhatchling.htm
2007-03-06 00:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this website has tons of info, forum, and sales of turtle stuff.
WWW.TURTLESALE.COM
2007-03-05 20:48:24 · answer #8 · answered by hollie w 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋