The first pond is 350 gallons in a secluded part of the yard, it has turtle friendly places to sun themselves but they are completely blocked in by a wall of stone. They are not allowed to leave the pond except to get on stone bridges to sun themselves. Currently they are kept with four koi and...
i have a baby red eared slider, hes about an inch and a half. i wana get him a girl/boyfriend since i don know what sex he is. how do i find out what sex he is? where can i get another baby red eared slider? and what kinda treats can i give him? like carrots, lettuce or tomato? i already give...
Okay i saved this lil guy for being ran over and well took it home. I know i need a heating pad and warm water and about 50 gallons of water for it and im working on that :) but i want to know what can i do for it to get used to me? Where does it like to be petted (or touched) to show i care for...
I've had my Red eared sliders for about a year now. They have grown a ton so a few months ago I took out of their 20 gallon and built them an outdoor enclosure (overall they have about 400 gallons now).
But summer has just ended here and its getting cold. Yesterday it got down to about 40...
Its always the left one that sticks up, the left one wont.
if you get both ears and put them in the air, the right one will flop and the left one will just stick in the air.
if you push the left one down, then it stays down....
its weird...
I have been told they can live outdoors in a natural pond in Irish weather, and that they'll hibernate in winter. Is this true? Or would they just get cold and die.
I have been told they can live outdoors in a natural pond in Irish weather, and that they'll hibernate in winter. Is this true? Or would they just get cold and die.
In my tank i have a RES he is a baby only about 2 inch shell from head to toe..and i seen some videos on youtube with fish in their turtle tanks aswell
so it got me intrested in some fish..so i went out and bought a red ryukin goldfish and a albino telescope fish and i feed them tetrafin...
I have 2 red eared slider turtles 1 male 1 female both about 4-5 years old. my female has been acting funny. i gave them fish today and she normally trys to eat them all. she ate only 1 of 6 fish. the male has been trying mate with her if he succeeded is this the reason she might be acting...
I live in north Toronto and I would like to house my turtle outside for part of the year. However, it's only warm in May to September. Even the there's still some wind and it may get kinda cold even in May or April at times. Can I house him outside for only a few months? In May to September the...
what is the difference between the juvenile and a regular red eared slider? is it just small? and how big will it get? does it require more care? and where can i buy one.. like at a local pet store for example can i buy a juvenile red eared slider at petco, petland, or something like that in...
arms at it!? Well, what she does is gets up close to it, floats on her hind legs, places her front paws, or claws parallel to her head, and then stars to shake them. What is she doing?
First the details on my tank setup. I have a ten gallon plastic tank. I use a UV lamp and basking light for my turtles. I have a filter and a 5W submersible heater. They have one fake plant and several rocks in the container which are used for basking. I feed the turtles, twice a day, three...