good deal for fly river turtle??
- Thread starter lix.ma14
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for the price yes, but not until you get a much bigger tank. Even while small a 75 gallon is pushing it
I agree about the tank deal. Most people in the know on Pig-nosed turtles have stated that they'd never dream of keeping one in less than 200g. They can be very easy to keep, but they can also be your worse nightmare. Turtles are notorious for hiding symptoms of illness, and FRTs are hard to bring back from illness. Many just get sick and die. For this reason, you need to be ready to accept that this thing could end up being sick, die on you, and you'd be out the money. There's no sure thing when it comes to turtles, especially pig-nosed turtles.
Josh H
Josh H
I got a 10" FRT about a year ago. He is in my 520 gallon tank (96" x 42" x 30") and I would not imagine keeping one in a tank smaller. Mine was a hatchling 7 years ago from what I was told by the previous owner so growth is pretty good. I would imagine mine has put on an inch or so in the year I have had it.
will they kill my bichirs or mulitate tham?? i've heard that FRTs are slow grows growing a few inches a year. Can I keep the FRT for 4 years and upgrade to a much larger tank???
I had two different frt and one of them likes to chew on my giraffe cat and bichirs. I had to get rid of my birchirs for that reason. One of my frt constantly swims like a sea turtle and the other sits. Everyone is different. In terms of the young frt turtle, you have to make sure they have be acclimated for a few months. They can die with various issues such as respiratory infection and ph shock. I heard they are raised in high ph water in the exporters' facility. Good Luck with the frt if you decide to get it but a dead turtle is worthless no matter what deal you got.
