herbavoris turtles?

[Cod]

ppl gettin so critical, just teach the man ur knowledge

 

[crayfishguy]

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.

I agree they could survive, If they have the oppurtunity to escape the cool temperatures. I doubt he will have a pond deep enough not to freeze, so I suggest a heater.

 

[Oddball]

If you're planning on ponding your turts in the winter, keep in mind that they need a steady cooling down from the end of summer on towards winter. This is so the turts have time to force feed themselves in order to build up the fat reserves they need to survive hibernation. This is instinctual for the turts but, this instinct is surpressed somewhat for indoor maintained specimens.