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vittleking
post Apr 27 2009, 06:54 PM
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Well my son has been wanting a turtle for quite some time. I don't want no stinking turtles LOL, so I figured I'd let mom tell him no since she HATES the fish tanks. Well I should have known better, because she told him he could get one. Is it pretty much a sponge filter with a powerhead or something, some rocks to sit on, and an incandescant bulb?? I hear they get stinky really easy too, anyone with experience with turtles care to chime in??


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post Apr 27 2009, 07:06 PM
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I had a regular hanging filter in my tank... i just stacked the rocks below it so it made a little waterfall and less noise of water running... i had a regular bulb for it to bask under also... (reptile bulb) don't know the actual type.. lol

they get stinky if you dont have the filter or do a water change about once every 2 weeks... but they are awesome to play with... watch out for salmonella though...

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post Apr 27 2009, 07:08 PM
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Depends on the type and size.I had red belly sliders for years in the tank with my angels and all I did was give them a ledge to rest on.But I could not turn on the light until the sun was up.Because the fish would be shock and lay on the bottom and the turtle new this was there chance at a bite.lol

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post Apr 27 2009, 07:22 PM
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it will just be one baby turtle. They had red ear sliders, and some kinda baby one with a green shell.


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post Apr 27 2009, 07:30 PM
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I use to keep them and never had a filter. But the water got foul very fast and i would have to change like every 3-4 days. I m sure if you put a filter, it will probably last longer


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post Apr 27 2009, 07:33 PM
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Cool my where the sliders.I had them in a forty breeder with 2 pair of angels.I got my while digging a footing for a sea wall at the lake.They where just egg so I opened one to make sure they wearnt sanke egg.I then put them under 2'' of soil in a flower pot in my livingroom and one day there where 10 little turtles running laps around this flowerpot.lol...pretty cool pets


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post Apr 27 2009, 07:43 PM
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They get nasty and fast so you want a canister filter to keep them nice and clean. Can you try to get away with a land tortoise?


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post Apr 27 2009, 07:49 PM
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Cool my where the sliders.I had them in a forty breeder with 2 pair of angels.I got my while digging a footing for a sea wall at the lake.They where just egg so I opened one to make sure they wearnt sanke egg.I then put them under 2'' of soil in a flower pot in my livingroom and one day there where 10 little turtles running laps around this flowerpot.lol...pretty cool pets


oww... whats best is to find them naturally.. where was this? I see bucket full of them on sale in chinatown ny.. wonder where they get them from.. Would love to see the eggs and hatch them


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It was a very cool thing because my kids where still young and use to look every day to see if they had hatched out.Oh and the egg where soft shells too.
Hey Joe the turtles love shrimp too

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