Hey I was thinking about getting 2 cumberland turtles, and it was all going well until I read somewhere that they grow to the size of a dinner plate, and that the tank you need is so big that it cant go upstairs. I was just wondering, is this true? And also can you give me anymore info on them please? Thanks xx
2007-10-14 00:41:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
The rule of thumb for housing water turtles is about 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle. Cumberlands, like Red-ears, can easily hit 10+ inches, so need over 100 gallons of water for just ONE turtle.
In fact, with the bigger water turtles, we often recommend that they be housed in a large outdoor pond.
2007-10-14 05:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the urle with turtles is you need 10 gallons every inch how big it is so if you got 2 of them and they were both 5 inches
you would need a 100 gallon tank and its not ture you just need a rly big tank when it gets bigger i would just start out bye geting 1 have fun with him.
2007-10-14 08:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋