I just bought 2 baby red ear sliders no bigger than quaters i have a 27 gallon tank a heater water filter uv lamp 75 watt and a sun lamp and a little turtle island under the lamps so they can sun bathe i also bought electrodize food supplement to help to encourage to eat when they get here and some eye drops just in case is this set up suitable till there a year or so year old
2007-09-01 07:38:38 · 6 answers · asked by drew d 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
sound like it, enjoy them
2007-09-01 07:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, if possible, take one turtle back. Turtles are territorial and don't get along well and require tanks of massive size. They aren't legally sold for under four inches as well so you've already bought them from an illegal dealer.
They require ten gallons per inch of shell which means 90+ gallons for an adult turtle. A submersible water heater is needed to keep the water at 78F~try the visitherm stealth. The island I'm familiar with is very small, but a good option is the zoomed floating dock which attaches to the side of the tank. You do need two light fixtures, clamp lamps are good. One 5.0 UVB bulb (repti-glo 5.0 compact) and one for heat. A household bulb to get to 90F will do. Ten inches from the dock for the UVB light will do.
This setup won't be good for long for two turtles and the eyedrops are only needed as a need-to use basis. Feed once per day, romaine lettuce every other day and every day in between the number of pellets that would fit in their head if it was hollow. Some rosie red minnows or some reptile baby shrimp is enough treats for one month.
Try http://www.redearslider.com for more help. Petco is having a one dollar per gallon sale so you can get two 55 gallon tanks for $110 which would be suitable for a good amount of time.
By the way, UVB bulbs aren't high watts, usually under 26 watts so I don't think you have a UVB bulb. It's important to have both heat and UVB.
Good luck.
2007-09-01 14:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by Adam 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you are off to a good start! I usually tell people to check out this website for complete info:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-red_ear_slider.htm
2007-09-01 08:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh my gawd you did a great job your babys are ready to come home i hope you enjoy them i have had one for 10 years and its still healthy and active so if you have any other questions just email me look up my email in my profile
2007-09-01 09:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by rory 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definately, they are more ready than ever! good luck with them :)
ps, check out my q's and answer them please
2007-09-01 11:18:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're ready!.*)
2007-09-01 08:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋