Archive for July, 2009



Why are some species of turtles in the pet trade and not others closely related ?

Monday 13 July 2009 @ 4:32 am
turtles
Mr Haun asked:

And only one of the tree African Hinged turtles is regularly in the pet trade, and the Red Eared Slider is much more common than the yellow bellied. Why is this perhaps?




How do you block off aquarium heaters from turtles?

Monday 13 July 2009 @ 12:25 am
turtles
Gina asked:

My turtle is a 1.75″ red-eared slider hatchling. I never had a heater in the summer because the water stayed warm, but now it’s too cold. What type of heater should I get? I’ve also heard a lot of stories about turtles getting burned from the heaters, so how do you block them off from turtles with them still able to heat the water?




How old do turtles have to be to hibernate?

Sunday 12 July 2009 @ 3:10 pm
turtles
NGM_KID asked:

It’s almost winter and i have some turtles that are like 9 months old. Should they be allowed to hibernate? And what do i do with them?




What kind of turtles are at repitle shows?

Thursday 9 July 2009 @ 1:59 am
turtles
clayton_dd asked:

I am looking for a baby turtle, but I heard it is illegal to sell baby turtles in pet stores, so im thinking maybe in reptile shows they will? is this true? If so what kinds of turtles do they sell?




Why dont my turtles eat? And Why does my big turtle try to bite my little turtle?

Wednesday 8 July 2009 @ 7:26 pm
turtles
Jessie asked:

My oldest turtle is three years old and my youngest turtle is 2 years old.Plus my big turtle wont eat any thing. What should i do i really love my turtles there my babys and i would cry if anything happened to them.




Is grandfathers beard air plant poisonous to maquarie short neck turtles?

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 10:23 am
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Liz M asked:

I have been given some granfathers beard air plant that I want to hang in my tank – not in the water but on the sides – is it poisonous to my turtles if it falls in and they eat it – or would it poison the water?




How many inches do Turtles grow a year?

Monday 6 July 2009 @ 10:01 pm
turtles
SamBam asked:

I am asking how many inches or whatever measurement do turtles grow a year? I was wondering because I have two baby turtle Wilbur and Soappy that are growing pretty fast! SAM BAM
They have a 35 to 40 gallon tank! I feed them everyday, about 2 krill, 3 shrimp, 2 pellets, and some lettuce! But sometimes I feed them pellets and mealworms or mealworms and lettuce etc. Well, how much do they grow?




what other types of turtles can i put with my Miss map turtle?

Friday 3 July 2009 @ 8:36 pm
turtles
Mary G asked:

I was just wondering what other types of turtles I can put in with my Mississippi Map turtle besides other maps. I’m thinking of adding one more to my tank.

I have an 80 gallon tank and I want to add one more turtle but I’m not sure what type to add. My mississippi map I do not know how old it is or the *** of it, the size of it is a little bigger then a silver dollar coin.




How do you take care of baby floating turtles?

Friday 3 July 2009 @ 7:57 am
turtles
Ashisweety asked:

how often do you change the water?
how much food should you feed them?
I have baby floating turtles i put them in a tank they are very small and cute and if you can please tell me all the information about taking care of baby floating turtles.And i have 3 turtles should i put them together or separated.




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