they are red eared sliders and my sisters and brothers and i got some in china town. we got them on december 30 2006, so they are like 8 months old since we got them. we have four and months and months ago we moved them out of those tiny little boxes into nice big tanks. we have a heating lamp for both tanks and turtle food.we have a floating basking area and lots of room to swim! 2 or the turtles are now soooo big, but the other 2 have hardly grown? whats wrong with them and i know baby turtles are not legal to be sold under 4 inches.where do i find websites about caring for baby turtles???
2007-07-24 05:04:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
oh my god i got my baby turtles in jan 2 2006 from chinatown! but when i got them when they were a month or two old. the reason because they are now different size is because the 2 that hardly grown are male turtles while the other 2 that are so big are female. usually male grow much slower than female turtles. looks like you have some match there. ( don't worry they won't breed anytimes soon) anyway i would feed alittle bite more for the little ones and also try to separate them when feeding because the bigger ones always get the food.
determine gender http://redearslider.com/determining_sex.html
care sheets
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=17&cat=1797&articleid=2613
have fun!
2007-07-24 08:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by aznjenny28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, many small turtles are bred for consumption (especially those sold in market places and not pet stores), so, it's likely that your turtles were not meant to live long. But, your obvious good care has helped two of them grow and thrive. So, I would suggest finding a local reptile shop and finding out what's going on. They may be able to recommend some vitamins or additional foods that will help your turtles.
2007-07-24 12:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by lynnguys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey. i have a turtle too. it sounds like you are doing everything right in taking care of them. you can go to www.wnyherp.org
and type in the kind of turtle it is. there is also www.petco.com and www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/caresheets/juvenileaquaticturtle.html. thats where i wnet to learn about my turtle. and about the growing thing. some turtle probally just grow faster then others. i don't think there is anything wrong with them. the might be a little younger then the other 2 turtles also. i'm sure they will grow soon. good luck!
2007-07-24 12:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The small turtles were stressed or bullied by the bigger turtles in the small tank.
The best site I know of is http://www.austinsturtlepage.com with http://www.redearslider.com being a close second for this species.
2007-07-24 13:05:41 · answer #4 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be that the two large ones are females, females are sometimes as much as twice as big as the males
2007-07-25 02:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go here http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesturtles/a/reslidercare.htm
2007-07-24 12:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋