Hi I’m posting this because I’ve become addicted to the idea of getting a mata mata turtle. I’d like to get the turtle at around 4 inches and I have a 125 gallon I know this won’t last forever I plan on building my own aquarium for it at some point in the future but I’d like to know how long I could get out of the 125 till then. Thank you!
How long would a 125 gallon tank last me?
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Mata will b fine in a 125 for 10 years or more. Thats a pretty long time. I dont see a problem. U can actually drown them in water deeper than their shell is long also. There not the greatest swimmers. You could keep one happily in a $10 kiddie pool for life. Theres tons of affordable options for enclosures cheaper than a 125 let alone the price of a mata. Y do u steer everyone away from owning anything?
If that's the way you want to look at it, I can't stop you. But I am not trying to steer anyone away from owning anything with statements like that, I'm trying to help them ensure whatever pet it is they want to own gets the best care.
Would a male mata mata really be able to live in a kiddie pool?? I’ve seen a video or two on it but the pools seem like massive. And I understand, I could get the adult enclosure right now but my parents wanted it to seem like it would fit inside the tank as it would be in our living room so I was going to start with the 125 and once it got a bit more sizable I was gonna move it into a custom 6 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot or someone was offering me a 220 gallon
I'm quite sure it could for awhile depending on the size of the Mata Mata. The problem you have is that parents rules come first. So have a plan B ready GL.
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Relatively slow growers and they are not very active at all. You will get years out of the 120 and in fact I wouldn't put a small one in anything larger than that because as
wednesday13
said, you can actually drown them.
wednesday13
said, you can actually drown them.Oh wow I read they were bad swimmers I didn’t realize it was that bad so would 6-7 inches of water be too much for a turtle of 4 inches??
