General Care Discussion :: MALE AND FEMALE!

[Joel]

I have a new 4 year old res she is huge!
My others are 3 and about half her size.
will she harm them or KILL them?
they wont leave her alone what should i do???!

[Joel]

they 2 boys aint all over her now i guess it was just the flash of excitement of having a new turtle in the tank, they both do the fluttering to her from time to time but i will be getting them a larger 4 foot long tank xD.

Lola is the female name she is about 20 - 24 cm long

[threshold]

i know this is off topic but there is a 6 foot tank and stand on trade me 4 300 with filter heater and some other stuff...only problem is it comes with 2 turts.

[Joel]

naa its to big for my room.. there is another 6 footer 590 ltr by itself but its to large

soo im going for the 4 footer.
Nice to see another kiwi on here

[Nin10doGC]

RES are VERRRY AGRESSIVE. Separate them immediately or find someone to take them in, don't release them into the wild, as they are an invasive species in many states if you live in the US. You should only have a seperate tank for each one, that is 10 gallons per inch of shell length.

[spaceapple]

I highly agree with Nin10doGC. Adding a fully grown female to the tank with your other two is a bad plan. If your original two have been getting along, keep it that way; you got lucky! Either put her in her own tank or, if the new tank you're getting is big enough for 3 turtles, divide it.

[Joel]

ok guys.. i have put lola in her new tank just waiting on a new heater and they will be great ill post some pics in to the gallery later

[SpotsMama]

Good for you for moving Lola to a separate tank. Like the others said, RES are aggressive and we've seen too many threads on here where one has suddenly killed or badly injured a tankmate.