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DantezGirl · Level 1 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

HI was thinking about getting a red ear turtle i have a 3 foot turtle tank i can have one with a ramp and glass resting area half way up the tank is this big enugh for a turtle? or would a 4 foot tank be better?

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

Use this before and after for reference:

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Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

i have a 3 foot aquarium, its 44 gallons, it should be sufficient for 5 or 6 inch turtle

DantezGirl · Level 1 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

my good ness how big do they get? on average and how long does it take for them to get there on average? also how big a tank would i need to hold 2 fully grown turtles comfortably? i dont under stand the gallons measurements either ft or cm thanks for the info

DantezGirl · Level 1 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

i just found the measurements on how big they may get at 12 inches its 36cm i think thats pretty big

do they need much land to bask on? also most tanks average about 50cm wide will that be enough to support two adult turtles if they both chose to bask on the beach?

so i reckon a 6ft - 8ft tank would support two adult turtles comfortably with alot of room for land and water and movement

what do most people keep there pair of adult turtles in? i have the option of creating a pond outside but not sure if thats a good idea for an exotic species to my country and not sure of cost to set one up

Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

dont measure in feet measure in gallons. if you want 1 full grown, i recommend a 75 gallon, if you want two, you will probably need about 110-120. thats what they would feel comfort in, you could probably get a 90 gal. for 2 12 in turtles and theyd be ok.

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:43 am Post subject:

I believe that the rule is 10 gallons for every inch of shell per turtle, I don't remember where this rule came from but I will try to find out. Very Happy

Those of you wanting to get a turtle might want to check out this site:

http://www.turtlecare.net/setup.htm

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DantezGirl · Level 1 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

hi I plan to keep all my animals for as long as they live and plan to keep them as happy comfortable as i can possibly make them

because we own our own house should the turtle become to large (prefer to keep indoors) i can make a pond outside to keep the turtle as safe and comfortable as i possibly can for the rest of its natural life.

so i reckon i would be good to go based on all the info on here but will wait a year or two and do more research

does any one no the name of a turtle that does not grow very big as adults? also if given optimum care do they grow bigger than 12inches?

thanks all

Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

musk turtles stay at 4-5 inches, and southern painted turtles stay 4-8

DantezGirl · Level 1 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

ive been trying to find some one selling those in newzealand but no luck so far will keep looking i think any other species are going to be hard to find here in nz there are snake neck turtles so i could look into one of those ill do some reasurch on them

skslover · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject:

I think it should be sufficient for now depends on what type of turtle it is ^_^
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