turtles

[sikoko]

anyone know wat turtles can live in water predominantly? i know a supplier for most of them.

 

[Noto]

Do you mean with no basking area? If so, look at Fly River turtles, common snapping turtles, and alligator snapping turtles. These are all big species and need multi-hundred-gallon tanks or ponds. Kinosternids (American mud and musk turtles) are also predominantly aquatic and much smaller. Mine do like to bask occasionally, so i would suggest providing at least a small basking area.

 

[sikoko]

wat about florida softshell turtles, mississippi map turtles, red eared sliders, or southern painted i will buy a floating dock for them which ones are smaller.

 

[Noto]

Florida softshells are big- again, a multi-hundred-gallon tank is needed. Of the others, sliders and female Mississippi maps are larger (about 10" shell length), southern painteds and male Mississippi maps are smaller (about 6" shell length). A floating dock will work if it is stable enough. These guys need UV as well as heat from their basking lights.

 

[sikoko]

so a screen top and a basking lamp will be ok with my tank? and is it ok with my fish?

 

[sidneymysnake]

I wouldn't put them with any fish that you are partial to. They will probably eat them.

 

[snakeguy101]

mata matas are also good.

 

[sikoko]

can i put two paired baby res in a fifty-five then upgrade later?

 

[andyjs]

can i put two paired baby res in a fifty-five then upgrade later?

2 baby RES will be fine in a 55 for a while, but will eventually need something at least twice that big.

Remember, along with a heat lamp, they will also need some source of UV light to keep them healthy and growing properly

 

[NatashaAliza]

Mata-mata