Our pond is an old concrete water trauf, w/ creek rocks up the sides. We have about 50 gold fish in the pond. Do I need to add something to pond for the turtles to rest on? There is nothing in it but water as of now.
2007-06-25 03:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by egadd2 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Yes they need a basking spot, and if they are that small, there is a chance that they will be eaten or carried off by by other critters/large birds! They also need to be kept warm while they are so small, and they will need a place to bury up in the winter to hibernate...
2007-06-25 03:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by kat k 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, from the picture and video it looks like a red eared slider. Does it have a red spot on the side of its head where you think the ear might be? If it does then thats what it is. It may be too small and young to live on its own, but you can try. Be careful of salmonella. Put it in a bowl or a plastic box with a cover. Make sure you put at least a little water, or put it on its side and fill the water up until its at the top of its shell. I would buy turtle food at a pet store, or try feeding it some lettuce. Give it something to lay on above the water, like a rock that is above or a little under the water. It looks young, it may need a basking light to help its shell grow strong. You can sometimes use sunlight or buy one that you can use for reptiles. [get one under 50 volts] That's pretty much what I did with mine.
2016-04-01 03:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of good info on the web. Look up the breed and find the housing requirements. They'll need a basking spot, food, and temperature regulation. Just make sure also that the water is low enough and there is enough of a ledge that the turtle won't climb out...they are quite the escape artists.
Also, they are a likely snack for raccoons and birds at that age, so make sure there are places to hide.
2007-06-25 03:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by linzlou83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you want to raise them until they are four inches long make sure that the water is the right temperature about 70-85 degrees in the wild put a big rock or log in it to so they can bask on it they have to have that and just read more on turtlesale.com
oh and also put a fence around the pond just like one of those that you buy for littlel dogs you can also buy specialty turtle fences so they cant escape and go to a road and die.
2007-06-25 06:50:23 · answer #4 · answered by stephenprince5217 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give this site a try for all the info you'll need: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
2007-06-25 09:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋