Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:55 pm
How big are both of your turtles? for the tank size, one inch of the carapace equals 10 gallons. So if both of your turtles lenght in inches are 6 together, you will need at least a 60 gallon habitat. You should fill to about 3/4 of water in the tank, leaving enough air space for them to completely dry off on the basking dock but designed for impossible escape.
How big is your dock and do you have a UVB and UVA light? As a filter, possibly a fluval. Get a filter that is designed to the power of double your tank size. Food varies for most. Hatchlings should be fed pellets once a day, how many pellets that will fit in the head, also worms, gut-loaded crickets, tuna, offer veggies even if they don't eat it. As for your other older turtles, pellets about 2 or 3 times a week, offer veggies (Read the food sticky)
As for the budget, if you can't afford right now to get a tank big enough for them, rubbermaids and stock tanks go great as well. But the space requirements do not change
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JessicaTS on Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
27 Turtles. 6 Tortoises.
Do you have any pics?