Comments for My Turtles http://myturtles.com MyTurtles.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Turtles? by *sTaR* http://myturtles.com/blog/turtles-3/comment-page-1/#comment-591 *sTaR* Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:27 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/turtles-3/#comment-591 Are they the same age i had turtles who were not the same size and they may not have the same growing rate humans don't ad just be sure go to the Vet and see if your animal has any disease that can stop it from growing normally!I hope i helped~ xstargirlx ps. pick me as best answer plz!!! Are they the same age i had turtles who were not the same size and they may not have the same growing rate humans don’t ad just be sure go to the Vet and see if your animal has any disease that can stop it from growing normally!I hope i helped~
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ps. pick me as best answer plz!!!

]]> Comment on What can I do to keep my turtles water clean? by lilcslilhottie http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-171 lilcslilhottie Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:51:17 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/#comment-171 i have 4 turtles in a 55 gallon fish tank and i change my water every 2 weeks cause they go to the bath room in there tank and it burns there eyes.....just get a garden hose and put it in your tank and try to **** the water through the hose just make sure you don't swolle the water or take a big cup and get a bucket and take water out that way... im sorry but no filter will work on a turtle tank i already tried.... so in the spring and summer they spend most of there time outside in a kiddy pool and in the winter they stay in there tank with a heater i have 4 turtles in a 55 gallon fish tank and i change my water every 2 weeks cause they go to the bath room in there tank and it burns there eyes…..just get a garden hose and put it in your tank and try to **** the water through the hose just make sure you don’t swolle the water or take a big cup and get a bucket and take water out that way… im sorry but no filter will work on a turtle tank i already tried…. so in the spring and summer they spend most of there time outside in a kiddy pool and in the winter they stay in there tank with a heater

]]> Comment on Turtles? by txpainthorse http://myturtles.com/blog/turtles-3/comment-page-1/#comment-590 txpainthorse Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:07:46 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/turtles-3/#comment-590 People are in the same world, but they do not all grow at the same rate People are in the same world, but they do not all grow at the same rate

]]> Comment on What can I do to keep my turtles water clean? by PeanutNamedSquirt http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-170 PeanutNamedSquirt Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:24:01 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/#comment-170 I feed mine in a different container and it has made a world of a difference scine they usually defecate right after eating. Then most of the mess is in that other container that I dump out daily. Also the more filtration the better! I feed mine in a different container and it has made a world of a difference scine they usually defecate right after eating. Then most of the mess is in that other container that I dump out daily. Also the more filtration the better!

]]> Comment on What can I do to keep my turtles water clean? by chris b http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-169 chris b Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:46:18 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/#comment-169 Your tank is to small, you should have 10 gallons of water per 1 inch of shell length. With the size of turtles you have you should have 90 gallons of water. There is no such thing as too much filtration. When determining water kind of filter to get, think big. You can't overdo it, so rest assured. Turtles release more waste in one day than a fish does in over a week, so make sure you go with something that will accommodate your little friends' bathroom habits. A charcoal insert into any filter system will help fight the smell that comes with having our friends. Rule of thumb is arrange filtration rated for a tank 2 - 3 times the size of what the turtles are in. Do NOT factor in only having the tank partially filled; a half-filled 20 gallon tank should get a filter rated for a 60 gallon tank, not a 30 gallon. This assumes a ‘turtle load’ of about 3 turtles up to a year old in a 20 gallon long, perhaps 3 adult male basking turtles in a 75 gallon tank, etc… If you have a 75 gallon tank with one basking turtle, a filter rated for a 75 gallon tank might do although I’d still aim for twice. On large tanks (55 gallon & up) consider using 2 filters; this spreads out the intake and outflow a bit, and if one filter breaks, you don’t loose all your bacterial colonies. Put intake and outflow lines at opposite ends of the tank; this helps ensure your filter filters all the water, without ‘dead pockets. Your tank is to small, you should have 10 gallons of water per 1 inch of shell length. With the size of turtles you have you should have 90 gallons of water.
There is no such thing as too much filtration. When determining water kind of filter to get, think big. You can’t overdo it, so rest assured. Turtles release more waste in one day than a fish does in over a week, so make sure you go with something that will accommodate your little friends’ bathroom habits. A charcoal insert into any filter system will help fight the smell that comes with having our friends.
Rule of thumb is arrange filtration rated for a tank 2 – 3 times the size of what the turtles are in. Do NOT factor in only having the tank partially filled; a half-filled 20 gallon tank should get a filter rated for a 60 gallon tank, not a 30 gallon. This assumes a ‘turtle load’ of about 3 turtles up to a year old in a 20 gallon long, perhaps 3 adult male basking turtles in a 75 gallon tank, etc… If you have a 75 gallon tank with one basking turtle, a filter rated for a 75 gallon tank might do although I’d still aim for twice.
On large tanks (55 gallon & up) consider using 2 filters; this spreads out the intake and outflow a bit, and if one filter breaks, you don’t loose all your bacterial colonies. Put intake and outflow lines at opposite ends of the tank; this helps ensure your filter filters all the water, without ‘dead pockets.

]]> Comment on How do I get my Turtles to reproduce? by twitch http://myturtles.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-turtles-to-reproduce/comment-page-1/#comment-14 twitch Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:37:38 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-turtles-to-reproduce/#comment-14 well not long ago i had put my male turtle in with my female to see what they would do and i thought they were playing so i took him out and a couple days or so later i had eggs so i would reccomend putting a male annd female turtle in together somtime soon and hope for the best well not long ago i had put my male turtle in with my female to see what they would do and i thought they were playing so i took him out and a couple days or so later i had eggs so i would reccomend putting a male annd female turtle in together somtime soon and hope for the best

]]> Comment on What can I do to keep my turtles water clean? by zookiee22 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-168 zookiee22 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:47:01 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/#comment-168 you could try feeding them in another place..ie. a different and or just a little water in a dish big enough for them to feel comfy.. or dual filtration..like an under-gravel and an out on the back one..good luck. you could try feeding them in another place..ie. a different and or just a little water in a dish big enough for them to feel comfy.. or dual filtration..like an under-gravel and an out on the back one..good luck.

]]> Comment on How do I get my Turtles to reproduce? by oikos http://myturtles.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-turtles-to-reproduce/comment-page-1/#comment-13 oikos Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:03:34 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-turtles-to-reproduce/#comment-13 Apparently you are doing something right or you wouldn't have had eggs before. What you might want to do is provide easy access to a box of potting soil, compost, wood chips, or sand. Don't disturb the eggs once they are laid. They are very easy to kill. Then, all you have to do is turn the lights down low, play some Sinatra or Manilow, and put out the champagne and pate de fois gras. Apparently you are doing something right or you wouldn’t have had eggs before. What you might want to do is provide easy access to a box of potting soil, compost, wood chips, or sand. Don’t disturb the eggs once they are laid. They are very easy to kill.

Then, all you have to do is turn the lights down low, play some Sinatra or Manilow, and put out the champagne and pate de fois gras.

]]> Comment on What can I do to keep my turtles water clean? by burnt_in_wood http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-167 burnt_in_wood Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:33:27 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/#comment-167 I run a reverse flow bio filter for my turtles in a 40 gallon tank. It stays clear 99% of the time with a 10 inch snapper in there. She can really mess up a tank too. I scoop the excess food religiously, and use turtle clean in the tank weekly to help..though I admit the tank is a bit cloudy today, I added some real wooden limbs for her from the pet store yesterday and they've changed the biology. It should be clear again in a day or so though. For the two small guys I have a 4 inch pained, and 4 inch red belly I use a turle clean 315 filter, and wash the foam inserts weekly. I run a reverse flow bio filter for my turtles in a 40 gallon tank. It stays clear 99% of the time with a 10 inch snapper in there. She can really mess up a tank too.

I scoop the excess food religiously, and use turtle clean in the tank weekly to help..though I admit the tank is a bit cloudy today, I added some real wooden limbs for her from the pet store yesterday and they’ve changed the biology. It should be clear again in a day or so though.

For the two small guys I have a 4 inch pained, and 4 inch red belly I use a turle clean 315 filter, and wash the foam inserts weekly.

]]> Comment on What can I do to keep my turtles water clean? by chico http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-166 chico Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:17 +0000 http://myturtles.com/blog/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-turtles-water-clean/#comment-166 getting a filter cleans the water for like a week!! And it cleans out the disguise in the water.! getting a filter cleans the water for like a week!! And it cleans out the disguise in the water.!

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