whats a good turtle
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wolfcichild027;1033583; said:
Actually they are a pretty bad species of turtle for begginers because they are so active and the females get almost as big as a full grown Map turtle. They also need a lot of space. The only thing good about them is that they are common and cheap. Stick with a mud or musk turtle if you want an easy turtle to keep.
Mud turtles aren't great swimmers, so if you want to have deeper water, a musk would suit that much better. If you're stuck on map turtles, try to find a male Texas Map turtle. Full grown they are only 4.5". They are difficult to sex as hatchlings, so you'd be getting a slightly larger turtle than a hatchling. This site has all the info you could want about most turtles (http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheets.htm). Let us know what you get.
No they're not...of the basking type turtles sliders are on the bigger side. Smaller species are painted or Reeve's turtles.
if money is not a option spotted turtles clemmys gutatta stay small and great turtles but pretty expensive....
i like spotted wish i had money for one buy i dont...the musk turtle isnt going to be in very deep water either its best for the musk to be able to stay on the bottom of the water enclosure (be it tank,tub,pond whatever you choose) and still be able to reach his nostrils out of the water extending his neck but not struggling...so in a 20L a full grown will have a third of the tank filled max...so both musk and mud arent going to have a full tank
Common musk turtles do quite well in deep water. They have been observed at 9m (29.7 feet), according to Turtles of the United States & Canada. So, any aquarium depth is not an issue, as long as there is sufficient place to rest at the surface of the water (they don't seem to float as well as the basking turtles). They are not as graceful swimmers as sliders, cooters, maps, etc. I have a hatchling musk and he loves to chase the bluegill around the aquarium. He hasn't caught any yet, but he seems to enjoy the 20" of water, chasing them to the depths and back up again. I do have plants floating at the surface and several places for him to hold on to. Part of the aquarium has a shallow depth (3") due to fixed driftwood. He will occasionally be found there, but the vast majority of the time he is walking on the bottom of the aquarium, hunting for food, surfacing for a quick breath and back down to the bottom.
