Some more turtles
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Is that small rocks in your tank? I don't have rock in the bottom of the tank. The rock will impact the turtle because they eat them thus will end up killing your turtle.. But nice set ups anyways.
whoknows2008608;3511676; said:
Yeah, I read that once on the internet too.
My experience differs from the masses.
The internet is a funny place. Back in the day we used to advise people to use indoor/outdoor carpet in snake enclosures. The stuff dries in 5 minutes and you can wash it in the clothes washer if you want. Perfect stuff. Now eveyone tells you you should use any number of substrates, and arguess about how one kind is better than the other. Since I switched to Reptibark/pine shavings/etc, I had to pull a dozen pieces of bark out of my snakes mouths over the years. Should have stuck with carpet.
Don't use hot rocks...for some mystical reason.
Don't use heat lamps...for some mystical reason.
Don't use glass tanks...for some mystical reason.
The list goes on.
Not using the rocks isn't advice i was passing on its because I've had a turtle become impacted before because of it. The vet bill was high. Just thought I'd share.
Brooklynella;3500238; said:Another of the side neck.
Love your turtles ESP the maps. That particular turtle though pretty is way to mean for my taste lol.
I have a friend with large backyard pond and maps,sliders,etc but nothing mean . All bred this year had hundreds of tiny turts.
Do you keep him with the other turtles?
whoknows2008608;3497818; said:ok my male juvanile pastel red ear slider:
Male Juvanile Reg Red Ear:
Real nice. I know very little about morphs but know some can sell for a lot. A friend here in Miami breeds them outside.
He sold 2 albinos and few pastels like yours but very few hatched that way out of over a 100 .
Brooklynella;3514220; said:Yeah, I read that once on the internet too.
My experience differs from the masses.
The internet is a funny place. Back in the day we used to advise people to use indoor/outdoor carpet in snake enclosures. The stuff dries in 5 minutes and you can wash it in the clothes washer if you want. Perfect stuff. Now eveyone tells you you should use any number of substrates, and arguess about how one kind is better than the other. Since I switched to Reptibark/pine shavings/etc, I had to pull a dozen pieces of bark out of my snakes mouths over the years. Should have stuck with carpet.
Don't use hot rocks...for some mystical reason.
Don't use heat lamps...for some mystical reason.
Don't use glass tanks...for some mystical reason.
Well heat rocks heat up to burn level temps and usually concentate dangerous heat in middle of rock.
Heat lamps outside of the enclosure I like as long as enough room to move in and out of heat.
Glass tanks I like
and turtles I like lol
Louie;3518262; said:
Mean Louie? no, not at all. Matter of fact the most common available sidenecks (Pelouis Castenous-probably misspelled) are fairly shy and can have problems competing for food against sliders, maps, cooters and paints. Mine is currently in with all my turtles.
Some Pelouis species (Niger for example) can be very aggressive and even kill other turtles.
Oh, and Louie...
Regarding your comment about heat rocks, the heat is concentrated towards the middle of the rock by design. The heat then permeates outward so the rock provides a gentle heat.
I haven't used a hot rock in a long time but used them for years & years and never had a problem with burnt reptiles. When the rocks failed, they got cold. Plus, because the heat flow was constant and gentle, there was never a need for a thermostat.
UTh's seemed to have caught on though and that's fine. IMO, they are much too hot and are more "Dangerous" than hot rocks to use. They really need to be used with a t-stat ($$) cannot be removed easily to be reused in other enclosures ($$) and make cage cleaning more difficult because you have to unplug them and drag the cord if you take the tank over to the sink or tub.
UTH's are a bit better for large snakes simply because they are available in large sizes.
Regarding your comment about heat rocks, the heat is concentrated towards the middle of the rock by design. The heat then permeates outward so the rock provides a gentle heat.
I haven't used a hot rock in a long time but used them for years & years and never had a problem with burnt reptiles. When the rocks failed, they got cold. Plus, because the heat flow was constant and gentle, there was never a need for a thermostat.
UTh's seemed to have caught on though and that's fine. IMO, they are much too hot and are more "Dangerous" than hot rocks to use. They really need to be used with a t-stat ($$) cannot be removed easily to be reused in other enclosures ($$) and make cage cleaning more difficult because you have to unplug them and drag the cord if you take the tank over to the sink or tub.
UTH's are a bit better for large snakes simply because they are available in large sizes.
