It is 1 - 2 inches long. it has a very dark shell, almost black. Its belly is golden/yellow with oblong circular shapes. and its skin is dark greenish with yellow stripes. And also, its shell looks very dry.
please identify my turtle. and what it eats. and if you can, please tell me whether it is aquatic or land dwelling.
Please, please, please...
Chance Wilgenbuch
2007-03-14 14:10:28 · 18 answers · asked by Chance W 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
it does not have a beak. i finaly saw that it hsa red ears like my other tutle Gammera. i just put romaine lettuce in a box for it to eat. Thank you all!!!!!
you helped decide that for now it will be fed lettuce and keprt in the water tank. please keep thinking about what kind of turtle it is. i think it is a red-eared slider now... but who knows.
thankyou ladies... and gentlemen!
Chance Wilgenbuch
2007-03-14 14:45:25 · update #1
Thankyou... i nnow that it is red-eared slider turltle. just like my other one. but only ridiculously smaller and un colorful, but according to the web... thats how it is. im in florida and i my friend found it at apartments with a gigantic pond 20 feet away. And being the reptile geek...i adopted it.
anyone have any name suggestions scince you all helped.
thankyou
Chance Wilgenbusch
2007-03-14 14:55:17 · update #2
Turtles are vegetarians , feed it lettuce, spinach , celery
2007-03-14 14:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
From the description, it sounds like it could be either a Painted turtle, Cooter or some variation of Slider. They all have hatchlings at this time of year and are all aquatic. I would recommend a nice 10gallon aquarium filled with 4-6" of spring water, underwater filter, basking spot above water and some low-fat aquatic turtle pellets for now- usually about 3 or 4 pellets once a day, but I would ultimately consider releasing it in a pond near where it was found since maintaining turtles requires a lot of regular water changes and maintenance.
Also, sorry, but I would NOT recommend lettuce or meat for now since meat can lead to bacterias that you do not want and lettuce can be touch and go, but certainly no iceberg lettuce like what is commonly found in salads.
2007-03-14 21:25:54 · answer #2 · answered by Reality. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go and either google turtles or go to your library to ID it. Land turtles and water turtles need vastly different care so you really need to be sure which kind you have so you don't hurt or kill it. Snapping turtles are water turtles and actually eat meat, but they are easy to ID as they have long tails a sharp beak and the shell is spiky with the color being muddy and uniform (they look rather prehistoric).
Plus, not all lettuce is created equal. Go with loose leaf as iceberg lettuce is pretty devoid of nutrition.
Edit:
Lucky you as it looks like you got a good pet type turtle. It may be lacking color due to malnutrition, so I would dust it's food with a vitamin geared towards turtles. Make sure he's healthy also, before you expose any others to him since he's been wandering around the great outdoors for awhile. You could call it Roman after the lettuce LOL and the fact he was a roaming when you found him.
2007-03-14 21:20:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jeannie 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it will be good if you could bring your turtle to a aquatic shop. Show them your turtle and you will be able to buy the right food for your turtle.
For now, you could feed lettuces, etc; make sure those lettuces are small. I don't mean tiny, but the size which you think they can eat.
2007-03-21 05:57:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be safe and either take it to a reptile vet or an exotic animal store. They will be able to tell you for sure what kind of turtle (land or water) you are dealing with.
2007-03-19 18:53:18 · answer #5 · answered by Susan M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different turtles are going to need different care. You don't mention where you're from so that doesn't give geographic clues for ID. I can provide a website with photos for ID and caresheets. Try looking at the list of sliders, cooters, painted, and map turtles first.
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/
2007-03-14 21:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Im not sure what kind it is or what it eats but I can tell you that you should be sure that its not a snapping turtle & I think that it needs swimming water & a rock when it doesnt want to be in the water.
2007-03-14 21:13:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if its shell looks dry why dont u put it in an area with a little water so it wont dry out, try looking it up on here http://www.turtlecare.net/what.htmsomething, give it some lettuce to see if it eats it..
2007-03-14 21:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by Leo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOTICE: Red-ear sliders ARE NOT VEGETARIANS! They eat more plant matter as they grow older, but young Red-ears are almost purely carnivorous.
Two great care sites are http://www.redearslider.com and http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
2007-03-14 22:56:23 · answer #9 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
oh wow that fits the description of one I used to have I think its a pond turtle your friend is soooooo lucky put it in very shallow water and if it wont eat lettuce or celery try cold raw chicken it sounds gross right but if you dont have chicken try shrimp but the shrimp has to be cold please write to me and tell me if the food worked at : sugey7394@yahoo
2007-03-14 21:24:24 · answer #10 · answered by suggie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋