Softshell turtle

[paul112]

Softshells are great, but shouldn't be mixed with anything. They're excellent hunters of fish, and I've had them catch and eat fish bigger than them. They're also highly territorial towards any species of turtle including their own, and should be kept solitary.

On the flip side, they're extremely fragile, lacking the defensive hard shell. A bite from another turtle could leave one critically injured. Even the substrate and decor have to be smooth to prevent the turtle injuring itself.

A 60G would be cramped for an adult Softshell, so unless you can afford to upgrade the enclosure later (as I've already mentioned, adding it to your native setup isn't a good idea), I would look at other options.

Best,
Paul

 

[thechief]

Softshells are great, but shouldn't be mixed with anything. They're excellent hunters of fish, and I've had them catch and eat fish bigger than them. They're also highly territorial towards any species of turtle including their own, and should be kept solitary.

On the flip side, they're extremely fragile, lacking the defensive hard shell. A bite from another turtle could leave one critically injured. Even the substrate and decor have to be smooth to prevent the turtle injuring itself.

A 60G would be cramped for an adult Softshell, so unless you can afford to upgrade the enclosure later (as I've already mentioned, adding it to your native setup isn't a good idea), I would look at other options.

Best,
Paul

Awesome thanks for the info yeah I was worried about the decor but I can make it work and oh yeah the place I'm putting the tank can fit a 100 gallon would that be enough and also for substrate would pool fitler sand be okay to use or would I need something finer??

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[crayfishguy]

Awesome thanks for the info yeah I was worried about the decor but I can make it work and oh yeah the place I'm putting the tank can fit a 100 gallon would that be enough and also for substrate would pool fitler sand be okay to use or would I need something finer??

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there is a 27" across softshell at the park near my house, co no a 100 gallon wouldnt cut it imo nothing short of a pond would work for a softshell

 

[Wiggles92]

A male would work in a 75 gallon or larger if kept by itself; males stay pretty small.

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[thechief]

there is a 27" across softshell at the park near my house, co no a 100 gallon wouldnt cut it imo nothing short of a pond would work for a softshell

Well that's in the wild man just like am aripima they aren't gunna get 15 foot in a tank no matter how big yet people keep them a lot I think a hundred would be better then the 20 they are in now at the store and they are about 8 inches across but I'm getting a baby anyways but still not 100% sure if I'm even getting one its either that or some kind of lizard but I'm leaning more towards a softshell

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[entertainer1983]

I had a soft shell in my tank for years with my arrowans and others fish and never had any prob


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[thechief]

A male would work in a 75 gallon or larger if kept by itself; males stay pretty small.

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How can you tell the difference when they are small

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[GarFreak]

I have my softshell turtle housed with my red eared slider and they have been living happily together for about four years.

 

[GarFreak]

Oh and I forgot to add. I've had a betta with them for a year and a half. So in my opinion you can definitely 100% sure keep them together

 

[thechief]

Cool thanks for the info but now I'm thinking I'm gunna do a Chinese water dragon

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