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Post Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 5:07 pm   Tankmates

Is it safe to put babies in with larger turtles? More specifically, would it be okay to put a 1 1/2 inch baby in with my 3 1/2 inch turtle Eggplant?

Eggplant likes to nom everything, so I'm kind of scared to put any others in with it.
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Post Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 5:17 pm   

I would not risk it. You could try it but you would have to keep a very close watch over the little one and if anything did happen, you would need to separate them. But it is more likely that the little one would get injured.
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Post Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 5:19 pm   

Two same-sized turtles is rolling the dice, do not pair a baby turtle with a juvenile.

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Out of every 100 men, ten shouldn't even be there. Eighty are just targets. Nine are the real fighters and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Oh, but one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back. -Heraclitus of Ephesus
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Post Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 8:19 pm   

Yep, you shouldn't pair turtles together unless their sizes are similar.
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Post Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 8:23 pm   

Alright, thanks! I wasn't sure how aggressive young turtles are.
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