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turtles06 · Level 1 Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 5

Hi, I need help soon i can not put my baby turtles in side for the winter and i live in Kentucky so it gets cold The turtles i have are 2 baby red ear sliders, one eastern spiny softschell and one three yaer old snapping turtle. Thanks for any help.

dixieee · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

they're still too young to hibernate. all they need is a heater. get them an outdoor one and maybe u can build something around their pond to make it warmer.
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

turtles06 · Level 1 Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 5

dixieee · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

in the 80's F
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

Bbasso · Level 3 Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 139

Between 75 and 80 will be nice for them. Make sure there is some sort of cirulation in the pond or it will freeze up regardless of the size of the heater if the temps drop below 25.

Good luck.

centex · Level 3 Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 319

yeah 70-80 range would be ok. no lower than that!! Very Happy

cutie202005 · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: hibernation

r u suppose to hibernate your turtle? cause i never have>???
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dixieee · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:02 am Post subject:

no unless u want to breed them. and trust me, u don't Wink

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

cutie202005 · Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject:

You can't breed your males or females unless they have hibernated???wow thats really cool, i never knew that... thats sounds like alot of work.. not like i would breed anyway but wow.. thanks i jsut learned something...hehehe
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dixieee · Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:01 am Post subject:

oh no they can "get babies" if they don't hibernate too but hibernation somewhat restores their energy and results in healthier turtles-->healthier babies

that's one of the main advantages of hibernating indoor turtles (if not the only one Surprised

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

cutie202005 · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:26 am Post subject:

wow thats crazy.. have you ever hibernated yours... its sounds like a hard job.... i don't think i would do it... my turtle seems to be happy the way he is:)
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dixieee · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:17 am Post subject:

no cz even in winter, temps don't reach that low in here. and locking them up in the freezer isn't appealing to me at all Rolling Eyes

plus, they're still young for mating Smile

yeah ur guy doesn't need hibernation to be happy and even if u get him a "wife" one day, he doesn't need much effort in getting the babies Wink

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

cutie202005 · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject:

I probably won't breed my guy 1 red eared slider is hard enough to take care of, he like my other kid...lol very spoiled too...hehehe Laughing

I really want to eventually make a pond in my yard for him to live in cause i think he'll probably like that better but i'll have to look into that before i even think of it cause i don't know much about it....

I really want to get a red foot tortous, they are the cutest things i have seen, was at the pet store the other day and the girl took one right out and it let me touch its head and everything it wasn't freakin or nothing it was really cool....

But that alost maybe a few years down the road...lol
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just me · Level 1 Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

can u breed turtles if u dont hib. them? i live in arizona temps here never get under the high 50s