my friend is giveing me a red ear slider but its a lot older then mine. hers is the size of my fist and mine can fit in my palm. so if i put them in the same tank will they fight. im kinda worried about getting it now.
2007-07-09 11:18:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Yeah, turtles are very territorial and will definetly fight/bite/flutter (waving claws in front of face up and down very fast). You should usually stay away from more than one turtle in a tank..
With three turtles you should consider an indoor/outdoor pond or some sort of monster tank like 240 gallons (Yes, I do know someone with a tank that big)..it is completley necessary..it is that or three 90 gallon setups as turtles need ten gallons of water per inch of shell.
Check out this site/forum (it's free) http://www.redearslider.com
Good luck.
2007-07-09 11:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by Adam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The key to preventing aggression is space. If the tank is big enough, they won't usually fight. However- this means about 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle shell length. If you have a 4" turtle and a pair of 2" turtles, that would be 8" and need 80 gallons of water- or a mostly full 100 gallon tank.
Try http://www,austinsturtlepage.com for more ideas and advice.
2007-07-09 19:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they will! I had one and my friend gave me hers and I put them in the tank together and mine killed the other one, it was very wierd but I guess it happens. Maybe if you put the one in a tank next to the othersa and they can get to know each other before you actually put them together???
2007-07-09 18:45:50 · answer #3 · answered by B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no of course not!!! i have two big ones and a small one they are family so yea.... but if there not family it will be as if they were
2007-07-09 18:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋