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grace
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Location: michigan
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject: turtle passed away,can put new turtle with other live turtle |
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| One of my turtles passed away. I have one still living. Can I put a new turtle in the tank with the one still living? I don't know if its a female or male. Thanks for any help you can give me. |
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deesygirl
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| First of all I have a couple of questions. How old is your turtle? What did the other turtle die of? |
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grace
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Location: michigan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| deesygirl wrote: | | First of all I have a couple of questions. How old is your turtle? What did the other turtle die of? |
| Quote: | I don't know what it died of. My other turtle is about 1 1/2 yrs old. I believe it's a boy turtle. I believe the other was also a boy. Can I put another boy in the tank?
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deesygirl
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:29 am Post subject: |
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You really need to make sure your first turtle is safe. If your other one died from a bactiria it could still be in the tank but there are other things as well. Could you give us an idea of your setup? How big? What your water and land temps are? Filtration? Lighting and diet? What type of substrate do you have? Also can you tell us if your turtle showed any signs of distress or illness? Things like swimming sideways, gasping, any growths or even a loss of appitite or excessive basking.
Turtles live up to 20+ years. They are often times much easier to keep as an individual. As they get older they can be very territorial and it is no fun trying to get seperate tanks for them. So keeping one is always a better idea. If you really want two then we can help you get setup right. Just keep in mind it usually means seperate tanks at about 3-4 years of age. |
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dixieee
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Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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Location: The Lost Desert
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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sorry for ur loss..good luck with ur other guy
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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 |
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