I have a 2 year old slider turtle and i want to get a baby turtle to go in the same cage. Do you think the bigger turtle will harm the little one?
2007-08-02 17:55:04 · 5 answers · asked by Erick 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
If you get another turtle please quarantine it for a month before putting it in the other tank. This is to prevent a any possible disease from getting to your two year old turtle.
How small of a turtle are you thinking of getting?? I had a three year old painted turtle and then put a one year old painted in with him and they were fine. If you do decide to get this other turtle you will want to get one that is 8 months to a year old in order to make sure that it's shell is hard enough to with stand being in with the other turtle. A trick would be to clean the tank out before putting the turtles together, then when the tank is ready put the smaller one in first and let it swim around for a while before putting the bigger one in. This way the bigger turtle will think that it is in the smaller turtle's territory and they will therefore be nicer to each other. Watch them very carefully for about a week after you first put them together.
I have a 5 year old and 3 year old in a 75 gallon tank and they get along great.
As another note: Watch the sexes of the turtles. Same sex turtles get along better. They will occasionally fight for territory but this is normal and natural. A good way to stop it though is to ground one to a small bucket and tell them that they are a very bad turtle.
Turtles have personalities and they are all different.
Setmefree ...
Male sliders grow up to a length of about 7.5 inches and females grow up to about 11 inches. Any questions please message me.
2007-08-02 19:48:10 · answer #1 · answered by autumn'smommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....it is very possible that the large one will injure the smaller one. They should not be kept together unless they are about the same size, and even then, you should proceed with caution.
You've also got to keep in mind how big RES get as adults. Your looking at buying a mega-huge aquarium for those guys, so make sure more turtles fit in with your budget. =)
2007-08-03 00:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by Tublet Want To Try It™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be sure before you do it-I wouldn't go by what people say on YA. Try a google search.
2007-08-03 01:02:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not . . . just make sure the space is large enough and they have enough to eat. Good night!
2007-08-03 01:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they might eat it.
2007-08-05 03:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by Sean M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋