Co-habbing FRT with other turtles?

[SimonL]

Any have experience keeping FRTs with other turtle species? I have a 6'x4'x2' turtle pond with some tropical species like Borneo River terrapin, African mud, Caspian Pond, Malaysian Box, etc.

Apart from potential aggression, I could foresee two probelms, the FRT's soft shell getting damaged by claws, and the water being too cold as the FRT doesn't bask (usually 76-78).

Thanks folks.

 

[coura]

Forget about putting a fly in there, aint gonna work. And your turt combo isnt exacly a good one, all the animals you have in there have very distinct natural habitats and most have diferent needs. For example malaysian boxies are not big fans of deep water wille Callagurs really enjoy deep water. And your tank may not even be large enough for your Callagurs alone in the long term, depending of their sex. But even males, there is no more room in there for more then just one, and even then he would like it much deeper. Caspian ponds are hardly tropical, they get very chilly in the wild, they can be kept outdoors no prob like res.

 

[SimonL]

I realize the callagur will likely need more space when it's big, but for now, given it's only about 6", I'm sure it's enough. You most definitely can't keep a Caspian outside here...given it's a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern species, and who knows where it originated from.

 

[uting]

i saw in a LFS before an frt with albino chinese softies before. but the were both around 3"