herbavoris turtles?

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Bottom line, do not put them together, and no they are not herbivorous. They can and will eat any fish in with them that is small enough. (That meaning anything that couldn't eat the turtle) Hibernating: no, they would die outdoors where you live without heating. Tank setup: very, very large for each individual turtle (150g) with very good filtration, sand or bare bottom, a dry place completely out of the water to bask with uva/uva light and heat, as well as a cooler dry area. You could also try putting elodea in for something to munch on.
 
I don't know of any US aquatic turtle that is completely herbivorous. The only species that comes to mind is the Central American River Turtle, Dermatemys mawii. Unfortunately, this species is on the IUCN red list as severely threatened with extinction.
 
Oddball said:
I don't know of any US aquatic turtle that is completely herbivorous. The only species that comes to mind is the Central American River Turtle, Dermatemys mawii. Unfortunately, this species is on the IUCN red list as severely threatened with extinction.
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+1. Most are omnivores.
 
Oops, read your location as Colorado. How cold does it get where you live in the winter?
 
Well there are several turtles that live natively in colorado as well as california. I live in western washington and there are feral populations of sliders, cooter and painteds. So this being said build yourself a secure outdoor pond for turtles and keep your inside tank for your fish then you will not have to worry about them not getting along.
 
cudamaster13 said:
so western painted and southern painted turtles will fight? also wat turtles are native to California and wat do they do in winter?
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There aren't any native turtles up where you are in lake arrowhead. It gets way too cold for them. I'm in OC right next to the beach and they'll all survive down here but none are native. During the winter they'll hibernate but since you're up in the mountains, they'll most likely die during the winter if you kept them outside.


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cudamaster13 said:
wat kinds of water life would survive reptile, amphibian or fish
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There are several water turtle species that are perfectly fine in those temps as long as they have somewhere to dig in under straw or leaf litter on land and the pond is deep enough to not freeze solid. Better yet install a stock tank heater to keep it from freezing solid over the top and your choices expand. We have a good many native turtles on the east coast and even up into canada around the great lakes where it goes well below zero. The western pond turtle native on this side of the country is found all the way up to BC Canada so again below zero or at least well below 19 and for a longer period of the year. For example the western painted you asked about is found all over minnesota, north dakota, and montana where temps can drop to over 30 below zero.

So again as others have told you was best research and google these turtles needs and ranges online and you will have your answers. I have had many turtle species and captive bred a good many of the ones i kept. Right now i have a common snapper, mississippi map and 6 young juvenile rio grande sliders that i have had since newly hatched just over a year ago.
 
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