General Care Discussion :: tank size for 2 ??

[still no turtle]

hello

today i am getting 2 small RES and i very excited! i have a very important question to ask u turtle experts. i already kno that the previous owner wasn't taking care of them very well....he had been leaving the lights on for them 24/7, which i now know is very hamfull to them. i need to know about the size of the tank... the one i am getting with them is 40x20x40... i am not sure if this tank will be big enough for both of them ?? i really need an answer to this.......

so far this site has been great help to me...a newbie

[Shinigami]

i would get a 50-60 gallon tank,depends on inches,i bought mine from a vendor illegaly so my RES is bout 2-3 inches but hes in 10 gallon o.0

[z-chic]

do you know the gallons your tank holds? They say 10 gallons per inch of turtle...so if you have 2-2inch turtles that is 4 inches of turtle so 40 gallons. or if you have a 2-3 inch turtle that would need a 20-30 gallon tank.

[CountryGirl68]

If your tank measurements are in inches, you have a 130gallon tank. If your measurements are in centimeters, you have an 8 gallon tank.

Like z-chic said, you should have at least 10 gallons per inch per turtle. If your turtles are small (1 to 2 inches each), a 30 gallon tank will be good for now but you will need to upgrade soon. Go as big as you can now.

[still no turtle]

thanks all for ur reply,
i just got the tank its about 40 gallons...i think . so i am good for now except i have like 50 new problems...ima post them right now cuz i am very surprised that these turtles r still alive.