So my little sister's friend just got a baby turtle. Size of a quarter. She told my sister it was a painted turtle but idk. Right now it is in a hermit crab tank but "i will be getting a bigger tank soon, i am looking at a huge 5 gal" LOL So it prob. won't get the necessary housing needed, or light, or filtration.....ect So are there any tips i can recommended so that this turtle's life is less miserable.
Sad Turtle Story
- Thread starter Earthswater
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Description:
Painted Turtles live in ponds, marshes, swamps and creeks. Painted Turtles hibernate during the cold months by burying themselves in soft mud.
Lifespan: 15 to 25 years Estimated Size: 6" to 8" Natural Location: Eastern USA Feeding & Water
Feeding for Painted Turtles should only be done every other day, even if they seem to be begging for food in between. A Painted Turtles diet should consist of approximately 70% meat. The meat portion can come store-bought turtle food and fish. The fish should not be frozen, so either fresh-caught or live fish will do. Any sort of leafy, dark green vegetables will suffice for the remaining 30% of the Painted Turtles diet. Some sort of a multi-vitamin supplement containing Vitamin D3 can be applied to the food once or twice weekly to ensure a healthy turtle.
Temperature & Lighting
Air temperature should be kept between 85 degrees F and 89 degrees F in the basking area of your Painted Turtle. Even though Painted Turtles need an aquatic habitat, they still will need to come out of the water and bask in the light. This is important so that they can completely dry off and avoid diseases such as Shell Rot.
Water temperature should be in the 70 degrees F to 75 degrees F range.
Housing
For painted turtles you should provide them with an aquatic habitat. The minimum recommended depth of its water is approximately the width of the painted turtles shell.
You do not need to worry about a substrate as changing the water becomes very difficult with a substrate. Having some sort a filter in the water will maximize the allowable time between water changes.
http://www.popularpets.net/turtles/care-sheets/painted-turtle.php
Painted Turtles live in ponds, marshes, swamps and creeks. Painted Turtles hibernate during the cold months by burying themselves in soft mud.
Feeding for Painted Turtles should only be done every other day, even if they seem to be begging for food in between. A Painted Turtles diet should consist of approximately 70% meat. The meat portion can come store-bought turtle food and fish. The fish should not be frozen, so either fresh-caught or live fish will do. Any sort of leafy, dark green vegetables will suffice for the remaining 30% of the Painted Turtles diet. Some sort of a multi-vitamin supplement containing Vitamin D3 can be applied to the food once or twice weekly to ensure a healthy turtle.
Temperature & Lighting
Air temperature should be kept between 85 degrees F and 89 degrees F in the basking area of your Painted Turtle. Even though Painted Turtles need an aquatic habitat, they still will need to come out of the water and bask in the light. This is important so that they can completely dry off and avoid diseases such as Shell Rot.
Water temperature should be in the 70 degrees F to 75 degrees F range.
Housing
For painted turtles you should provide them with an aquatic habitat. The minimum recommended depth of its water is approximately the width of the painted turtles shell.
You do not need to worry about a substrate as changing the water becomes very difficult with a substrate. Having some sort a filter in the water will maximize the allowable time between water changes.
http://www.popularpets.net/turtles/care-sheets/painted-turtle.php
Tell her it is going to grow huge.
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Same basic requierments.
Use the tabs at the top.
http://www.redearslider.com/
Same basic requierments.
Use the tabs at the top.
I would Just lay it all out straight up Tell her what it needs and if she doesn't want to support it then suggest she give it to someone who will
mshill90;5118318; said:Description:
Painted Turtles live in ponds, marshes, swamps and creeks. Painted Turtles hibernate during the cold months by burying themselves in soft mud.
Lifespan: 15 to 25 years Estimated Size: 6" to 8" Natural Location: Eastern USA Feeding & Water
Feeding for Painted Turtles should only be done every other day, even if they seem to be begging for food in between. A Painted Turtles diet should consist of approximately 70% meat. The meat portion can come store-bought turtle food and fish. The fish should not be frozen, so either fresh-caught or live fish will do. Any sort of leafy, dark green vegetables will suffice for the remaining 30% of the Painted Turtles diet. Some sort of a multi-vitamin supplement containing Vitamin D3 can be applied to the food once or twice weekly to ensure a healthy turtle.
Temperature & Lighting
Air temperature should be kept between 85 degrees F and 89 degrees F in the basking area of your Painted Turtle. Even though Painted Turtles need an aquatic habitat, they still will need to come out of the water and bask in the light. This is important so that they can completely dry off and avoid diseases such as Shell Rot.
Water temperature should be in the 70 degrees F to 75 degrees F range.
Housing
For painted turtles you should provide them with an aquatic habitat. The minimum recommended depth of its water is approximately the width of the painted turtles shell.
You do not need to worry about a substrate as changing the water becomes very difficult with a substrate. Having some sort a filter in the water will maximize the allowable time between water changes.
http://www.popularpets.net/turtles/care-sheets/painted-turtle.php
Just to avoid any confusion for the OP, I don't think this picture is a painted turtle. It's hard to tell because the picture is so small, but I'm fairly certain it isn't. The care is pretty good, but the picture is off.
mshill90;5118370; said:
Compared to the 1" now, I consider that huge to an ill-researched pet owner.