Mixing sliders
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:03 amHas anyone ever put together an adult slider with a baby slider (not its own)? My friend has a little RES he does not want anymore and I have an adult female slider.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:03 amPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:38 amI am not sure if it is recommended but I was given two RES as a gift. The one is now 3 1/2 inches and the other is 1 1/4 inches. They seem to get along fine and funny enough the small one bullies the larger one.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:02 pmAbsolutely do not under any circumstance mix sliders of different sizes. This is very dangerous. There have been posts on here about the larger slider hurting and killing the baby one. I would set up two separate areas for them.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:18 pmA set-up for each turtle would be the thing to do, at least until the smaller one grows to a size comparable to the larger one.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:18 amOh ok. I was just wondering. I don't think I will take the other one. If I did, I would have to set it up in a fish tank. Thanks for the insight.