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Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:32 amby Veroni
Hi: I'm from CT and my daughter gave me 4 baby red ear slider turtles....three survived and are now into their third summer......I already went through two tanks and they are now in the last tank I can possibly fit in my kitchen. I heard that they will not grow any bigger than their environment let them.....Is that true?
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Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:43 amby jenaero
Short answer is no. The only reason they may not outgrow their tank is malnutrition or other illness. How big are they now? Males max out around 9 inches, females get about 12 inches. And, of course, the 10 gallon per inch of shell applies. Worst case scenario is you'll have 3 females. That's about 36 inches of turtle that will need at least 360 gallons of space.
What do you have them in now?
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Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:18 pmby marisa
Welcome.
Where are you in CT? How big are your turtles now and how big is their tank?