how many turtles can i have in a 4 foot tank
2007-09-24 09:34:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
it depends on how many gallons the tank is, but i had a 6 foot long 60 gallon tank and i could only keep 2 false map turtles (water turtles) healthy and happy in it. i got a 3rd turtle and the tank became dirty too fast, and i had to get rid of the 3rd turtle eventually.
2007-09-24 09:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Malina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go by gallons. The rule is 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle shell length.
If your tank is a 50 gallon, then it will have about 30-40 gallons of water, so can handle a 3-4" turtle- or one medium-small turtle.
2007-09-24 21:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
two would be enough but if you put more then one filter and make sure you dont over feed them you can put a few more... i had a 20 gallon tank with four baby red eared and the tank was clean i dcleaned it bi weekly
2007-09-24 16:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by ynotsallimay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
id say 2
2007-09-24 16:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by bellatrix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 maximum.
2007-09-24 17:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd say a maxium of 3 and even then your pushing it
2007-09-24 16:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by drummerkid1993 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋