can any one help me out to what they feed them. how big do they get. i am starting mine of in a 60 gallon breeder or im just going to put it into a 125. or even a kiddy pool. are they okay with other turtles thinking of maybe doing a tank with some map turtles. snappers. softshell. frt if i can ever get my hands on one. and maybe some musks. are they okay with fish ??? how fast do they grow also how do u sex them.does he need a basking spot or will maybe a peace of flooting driftwood do the trick.¿?¿ whats the price range for them ?¿ looking to get a baby. also does any one know about the mata mata turtle?
getting spiny softshell turtle
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There are many questions in your post which suggest that you didn't do a lot of research before.
Basically you need to know a few things before getting any kind of softshell turtle:
1.) They get huge. Spiny Softshell females will easily reach 16 inches in carapace length, Florida Softshells are even bigger. Males stay smaller, but since you want to buy a small one you can't tell the sex.
2.) They tend to get agressive. Some sooner, some later. But housing a softshell together with other turtle isn't a good idea.
3.) They like to swim alot, so you need much room. The llength of your aquarium should be approx 10 times the length of your turtle.
If you don't have any problems with these things, have fun with your softshell turtle!
Basically you need to know a few things before getting any kind of softshell turtle:
1.) They get huge. Spiny Softshell females will easily reach 16 inches in carapace length, Florida Softshells are even bigger. Males stay smaller, but since you want to buy a small one you can't tell the sex.
2.) They tend to get agressive. Some sooner, some later. But housing a softshell together with other turtle isn't a good idea.
3.) They like to swim alot, so you need much room. The llength of your aquarium should be approx 10 times the length of your turtle.
If you don't have any problems with these things, have fun with your softshell turtle!
there are certain turtle species that should never even be considered to be housed with other turtles and most of the turtles you mentioned are on that list. it would most likely go something like this.... snapper would get big very quickly while all the others grow at there normal pace and one day snapper gets a little extra hungry and eats all other living creatures in the tank.
well i was thinking of putting the snapper in my pond outside eventually and then in the winter he would come inside in his own 100g. the snapper i am deff. already getting and the softshell i am going to order soon. so they cant b housed together in a 125 at around 3 inches both the turtles will have a good amount of space think... any one say no please let me no. or could i just put the softshell in the tank with maybe large aro'z,
i have a snapper and that is the only pet i have. im no expert on turtles but i will tell you that my turtle is very tame to humans but anything that moves in her water is food. NO EXCEPTIONS. it matters not how big they are. ive seen videos of snappers hanging from creatures 2 to 3 times there size. it wont work so please dont try it.
One turtle per tank. Pet stores get away with keeping lots of babies in a single tank because because little turtles can't do that much damage, but when they grow (and they grow quick), they will hurt each other.
Please, if you get a softshell, only get one. They are very powerful turtles, capable of drawing blood when only a few inches long, but that is their defense mechanism since they lack the strong shell to hide in.
Two softshells together will hurt each other, either deliberately, or by scratching each others shells leading to infection.
Map turtles, snappers, FRT and Mata Matas should all be kept alone. Turtles are territorial, and while some species (on occasion maps, red ears, painteds, cooters and diamondback terrapins) may tolerate each other in a shared tank, you should not mix species or risk keeping many turtles in one enclosure.
Most of the turtles you have mentioned come from a wide variety of locations in the world, and are not used to such foreign species, which could lead to aggression and stress.
Keep one turtle, in one tank.
Paul
Please, if you get a softshell, only get one. They are very powerful turtles, capable of drawing blood when only a few inches long, but that is their defense mechanism since they lack the strong shell to hide in.
Two softshells together will hurt each other, either deliberately, or by scratching each others shells leading to infection.
Map turtles, snappers, FRT and Mata Matas should all be kept alone. Turtles are territorial, and while some species (on occasion maps, red ears, painteds, cooters and diamondback terrapins) may tolerate each other in a shared tank, you should not mix species or risk keeping many turtles in one enclosure.
Most of the turtles you have mentioned come from a wide variety of locations in the world, and are not used to such foreign species, which could lead to aggression and stress.
Keep one turtle, in one tank.
Paul
Here ya gopaul112;3139502; said:
First of NO SNAPPER WITH SOTFY EVER
Matas, flys, softshells and snappers are to be kept alone in normal size habitats or with turtles of the SAME species in really large enclosures like outdoor and indoor ponds with lots of hidding places. Sliders, maps, cooters, painteds and chickens can be combined if equal in size and agression in a larger as possible tank