Fully Aquatic Turtles?
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i got both....
frtas grow slow... 30-75 should be fine for a few years
if you see the frts for sale get em now...
frtas grow slow... 30-75 should be fine for a few years
if you see the frts for sale get em now...
red ear sliders are almost totally aquatic....they come up for air once in awhile.....but my friends rarely come up on the turtle landing....and he has three babies in a 55g....but mature adults will prolly need a pond
I would say farters (haha... silly rayman) or softshells, although softshells will use a basking spot once in a while if given a chance. Usually don't see them just sittn' there but, I'll see them or hear them splash into the water when I walk in my room. I don't know if I'd put a red eared slider in an all aquatic set-up. I have heard stories of them drowning in fish tanks. I imagine it would happen in a set-up that had water much deeper than the length of the turtles shell. This has never happened to me though. Just what I have heard.
red ear sliders are considered semi aquatic...while they are excellent swimmers who love alot of water and depth for swimming ard...they do need a dry land area with a heat lamp (and preferably UV reptile light) for basking..without a basking area to get dry and thermoregulate, the turt's health will be affected and many probs such as respiratory infection, shellrot will most probably develop in time...FormulatedFire said:
Alright they have these turtles at my LFS that are about maybe 2" long and they look like they are some sort of soft shell but im not sure. They are only like 20-25 dollars and are really cool. I think they are native to Mich. though cuz they usually have RES and cooters. They are all in a 20 gal. aquarium together with the RES and cooters.
