I have a 6 inch male in my 55 gallon, but looking to place him in my koi pond for majority of the year. The pond is over 30 inches deep, but if worst comes to worst is their away i can have him hibernate in my garage (like in a 10 gallon tank).
anybody have any luck overwintering red eared sliders?
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why not bring him when it gets cold and put him back out when it warms up? I keep mine at school and in the summer they live on my porch
isnt your ten gallon full with the snapper now..? lol
but agree with it.. bring em in the winter
better for em IMO.
but agree with it.. bring em in the winter
better for em IMO.
well, i was hoping to use my 55 into north american native tank, i already have fish in their. here is a link of tank pictures
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75730
but i want to add more fish in their as well as raise the tank level. I was hoping if he could become accostomed to the seasons, and when i am away at college, he can be low maintanance keep in a ten gallon in the garage or pond, or basement possibly.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75730
but i want to add more fish in their as well as raise the tank level. I was hoping if he could become accostomed to the seasons, and when i am away at college, he can be low maintanance keep in a ten gallon in the garage or pond, or basement possibly.
When I had painted turtles, I kept them outside for the summer in a 500+ gallon pond. In the winter I always brought them inside. Sure, they are native where I lived, but i didn't want to take any chances. Plus my pond wasn't that deep (2 feet).
This lady at my work wants to try to leave her 3 baby painted turtles outside this winter in her pond. I told her that she should probably bring them inside for the winter but they could over winter there. I told her she needs to have alteast a foot of mud for them to bury into. A stock tank heater on your pond is a good idea as well so you don't have to worry about Carbondioxide building up as well as thick ice accumulating.
Your turtles are RES, there native range is the Mississippi valley, but they do live in introduced locations all over the world that have worse winters then NJ. So I would think your turtle could survive outside but I don't recommend it.
This lady at my work wants to try to leave her 3 baby painted turtles outside this winter in her pond. I told her that she should probably bring them inside for the winter but they could over winter there. I told her she needs to have alteast a foot of mud for them to bury into. A stock tank heater on your pond is a good idea as well so you don't have to worry about Carbondioxide building up as well as thick ice accumulating.
Your turtles are RES, there native range is the Mississippi valley, but they do live in introduced locations all over the world that have worse winters then NJ. So I would think your turtle could survive outside but I don't recommend it.