Res Ear SLider Turtles. HELP!!!?

Question

What kinds of things should I have in the tank with them and what kinds of things should I look out for? List everything!!!

Answer 1

Red Ear Sliders require an expensive habitat but here are their basic needs.
~Large tank-ten gallons per inch of shell.
~Submersible water heater (Visitherm stealth is good, 4 watts per gallon).
~Filter rated for 3x size of tank.
~Basking area (Zoomed Floating Dock).
~5% UVB bulb (Repti Glo 5.0)
~Regular heat bulb.
~Two light fixtures, clamp lamps are good.
~90F basking, 78F water.

Don't use gravel-it will dirty the tank and they will eat it and die. Use a siphon to clean the bottom every week and change the water monthly. Avoid a lot of decorations-they love to swim so it isn't needed. Avoid small vases that they can get stuck in and a bare bottom is perfectly fine..a few fake plants will also do.

Try this link for some more help http://redearslider.com/startup.html

Good luck.

Answer 2

You should have a big tank or tub to begin with, and it should have a basking area so the turtle can get out of the water and lie in the sunshine (heated area). The water area should be at least twice as deep as your turtle is long and 4-5 times as long as he is, so he has room to swim. There should be a good filter and a protected water heater (so the turtle can't bump it and break it) to keep the water at around 75-80 degrees F. and a full spectrum reptile UVA/UVB light in addition to the light to heat the basking area.

Turtles are messy, so don't skimp on the weekly 25% water changes or the filter, and try to feed your turtle in a separate container so as to limit the messiness of the water and reduce the load on your filter. If you can't feed the turtle in a separate container, then make sure you clean up all the uneaten food after he eats. Make sure he gets a varied diet and enough calcium supplements.

Answer 3

Tank- at least 10 gallons of water per inch of shell length. The bigger the better. Did you mention wanting 3 in an earlier note? That would mean a 40 gallon tank mostly filled.

Water- very clean (BIG filters, the good ones run $75+) and warmed to 75-80F (good internal heaters are necessary)

Basking site(s) that let the turtle(s) get totally out of the water. Site needs to be east to climb, safe to crawl on, and warmed to about 90F.

Hiding places made from live plants are good in many ways. Snails and armored catfish are nice as well.

AVOID colorful gravel (they will eat it), sulfa blocks, calcium blocks, etc.

Try to avoid 'toys', buildings, and gravel in general (it holds food and wastes and stinks)

Answer 4

EATING
Turtles eat silk worms, Meal worms (BUT CUT OFF MEAL WORMS HEAD SO MEAL WORMS WONT EAT TURTLES INSIDES), All types of worms, Feeder fish (GOLD FISH AND GUPPIES), Pellets, (WHEN ADULTS MORE FRUITS/VEGATABLES, WHEN BABIES MORE MEAT).

BASIC SETUP
A basking area, LARGE tank, turtle dock, gravel, filter or pump,Little of plants.

Heating
U should have a 25 watt for heating, Water should be 78F basking area 85F




Turtles live up to 50 years with proper care
HAVE FUN WITH TURTLES

Answer 5

Why can't you take some initiative and read up on them yourself, instead of coming here and getting people to puke up a care sheet?

Answer 6

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