Albino softshell turtles, 2 sizes
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I own a florida softshell right now hes a juv. right now and about 6in. you dont need a uva light for these guys as they have a soft shell and dont utilize they calcium as much. so in other words you can keep them fully aquatic but they may eat other fish you put in there they are better suited for sandy botom tanks as they like to burrow and stick thier long neck up for air.3ins of sand is enough and even if you do have a basking dock the rarley come up, also they get very big, in a lake near by i belive there are like2foot ones
Just found this topic and your tank is a disaster waiting to happennickdog98;1997029; said:
First of you have 2 of this turtles in that tank and if you havent yet find it this guys are HIGLY territorial. In my experience its virtualy inpossible to house 2 in a tank. One of the hachlings will simply prevail and will constantly bully and bite the other untill he dies. As simple as that. Been there, tryed that. At the moment I have one young adult male and he´s a lot of fun, but if you want your turtles to trive you must house them alone. Also I see that your tank has some sort of pilled rocks. Unless they are somehow glued together, you must remove them, this turtles are acomplished diggers and can somehow provoque a fall of thouse rocks that can kill them. Take care of that asap. Also I see that you have the intencion to house them with your rays. DONT DO THAT
This turts are higly agressive and inquisitive, they will simply bite your rays flippers. Rays at their own are very well armed. The risks for both animals are simply to great. You must house them in a tank of their own and one tank for each. Beleave me I know about turts
That´s non sencegthiele;2095836; said:
Just because they have a soft latery shell doesant mean that behind it isnt a squeleton that needs calcium, and it is. Ive seen softys with very severe calcium lack problems due to a bad diet and lack of uv. And uva doesant have any role in calcium absorvance, uvb has This guys can be raised without uv ligth like most aquatic turtles if they have a good diet that includes both sorces of calcium and vitamin D3. Ive done it dozens of times
But its the kind of thing that we do to enhance your turtle´s health and well being. But in this case as this guys are albino it may be better to stick with the good diet and leave the reall uv for normal skin turtles. Some guys keep albino sliders outdoors but isnt worth the risk. And this guys really need a basking spot. Ive raised them in both circunstances and the ones that can dry themselfes up always were the healtier. Of corse a softshell turtle that spends its day basking its very suspicious of being sick like any other turtle. The normal softy will generaly only bask when no one is around, and will go for the water as soon somebody enters the room.And yes a kind of deep and smood sandy bothom is always best. Very clean water and frequent small feedings are also of good advice
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