In need of a Turtle Aquarium?

[BS Gal (Premo)]

Originally Posted by baswm

I have 3 red sliders in a 5 Gallon aquarium. I am starting to look for a roomier home so I can add a uv light and bigger dock area.

How hard is it to keep turtle tanks clean? I'd like to get a few turtles. I love them.

[BrassieChic]

09-25-2006 02:56 PM Because we know who you are

Oops! I better contact the FBI to reinstate my Witness Protection Program status!

[SoftballCrazy]

Originally Posted by BS Gal

How hard is it to keep turtle tanks clean? I'd like to get a few turtles. I love them.

The guy at Corner Critters told me turtle tanks were awful to clean, they're messy...

Right now it is not too bad. I have a filter keeping the water clear, and I make sure I do not over feed them. I give them 2 or 3 feedings a day. Last December while doing a field test in Florida, I came back to the condo and found out that Mom bought the kids a water turtle. They have been taken good care of.

[migtig (Premo)]

I really want to keep frogs as pets. Would a turtle tank work?

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally Posted by migtig

I really want to keep frogs as pets. Would a turtle tank work?

Just do what I do. Get a big mud puddle in your back yard like I have and you'll have frogs galore.

[migtig (Premo)]

Originally Posted by jazz lady

Just do what I do. Get a big mud puddle in your back yard like I have and you'll have frogs galore.

Do you honestly think I don't already have a big mud puddle of my very own?!

No, I was talking bout the pretty little pet froggies, not those big ole bullfrogs.

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally Posted by migtig

Do you honestly think I don't already have a big mud puddle of my very own?!

Oh, of course, queen of the mud.

No, I was talking bout the pretty little pet froggies, not those big ole bullfrogs.

I don't have bullfrogs. These are cute little green frogs. I watched them go from eggs to tadpoles to frogs this summer. Too cool.

[Draco69]

[quote=baswm]Right now it is not too bad. I have a filter keeping the water clear, and I make sure I do not over feed them. I give them 2 or 3 feedings a day. QUOTE]


What are you feeding them 3 times a day.

I have 2 red ear sliders and a paint in a 45 gal breeder, as soon as i finish building the stand, i will be moving them into a 75 gal tank. My little slider only has 3 legs, and called him Tripod. He is growing great, as he was giving to me when he was 2 inches big. I feed my turtles every other day a mixture of pellets. There is also some African Chiclids that live in the tank and all get along great. Yes turtle tanks stay very very very dirty and weekly filter cleanings are a must. Make sure you wash your hands very well after being in the tank water, as there are several diseases present in the tank.

Adding a teaspoon of salt per gallon of water will reduce the level of "bad" bacteria and protect the turtles better from shell and skin diseases.

Clean the entire aquarium (including the filtration system) at least once a month. Clean ponds or large enclosures where the animal spends time at least every three to six months.

[quote=Draco69][quote=baswm]Right now it is not too bad. I have a filter keeping the water clear, and I make sure I do not over feed them. I give them 2 or 3 feedings a day. QUOTE]


What are you feeding them 3 times a day.

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Aquatic Turtle pellets. I sprinkle some in. The Turtles eat it up. My daughter has a tendicy to over feed them because what they do not eat winds up on the bottom the the tank clouding it up.