RE: Tips on how to take car of Red Eared Slider Turtle
(06-22-2013, 07:52 PM)Ram Wrote: Hi keyster,
I have had a turtle for years when I was a kid. Not sure which exact species it was, but it's a turtle.
The water level I had was slightly higher than the turtle itself. So the turtle is completely submerged. Very often my turtle would keep its head above the water to breath the air. I'd imagine that would be harder to do if the water was deeper.
How big is your aquarium?
To think about it now, I believe it is a better idea to use the substrate to create a natural lake like landscape in the aquarium. So the turtle has the choice to stay in the water or come to the "shore". Of course, you need a pretty big aquarium for that.
Is A Red Eared Slider A water turtle?..
Do you have a filter?
I did not have a filter for my turtle when I was a kid. But these days I have learned it is wrong not to have a filter. Most live organisms produce ammonia, and it is toxic. You need to pick a filter and have it run 24/7 to keep ammonia at 0ppm. You can see the article here, http://petskeepersguide.com/choose-an-aquarium-filter/
As for eggs, don't worry about it since your turtle can't reproduce without a male friend.
I Did Raise the water level slightly higher than the turtle but my mom said that would make the turtle's shell soft so i lowered it a bit.
My aquarium is 10 gallons i have put a rock on the half of the aquarium so if the turtle want to breathe they just go above the rocks. no i dont have a filter cuz the water level is too low.
I have 2 Red Eared Slider now they are both Female the shop doesn't Have a male Turtle
Oh And do you know on how often i should feed my turtles??..
