General Care Discussion

Hello,

I'm caring for an overpopulated turtle tank at a local college. Four mature Red Eared Sliders in 25 gallon tank. I'm trying to convince a few professors that these conditions are an embarrassment, and the turtles need to be relocated.

I've searched extensively and mostly what I have found on the internet is either too general or too technical and doesn't address the basics. I'm looking for something I can show these professors, something they will respect.

Preferably I'd like to have something written by a PHd, someone with some certification. A book, a journal article, or a web page written by a PHd.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
BPinWV

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... 7&aid=2613

This is the best I could find in a few minutes of Google searching. There is a list of PhD's at the botom with further references.

Brian

What's incredible is that nearly all sources out there, despite the variations, will give superior habitat recommendations.

Thank you Brian I'll check it out.

Yes Steve, I understand what you're saying. However there is a lot of snobbery in academia, and they look down their noses at some crack-pot babying something they just held a lab dissecting. They are hard to deal with, but I do have a repport with them, so we are working together kinda. I really need something by a herpetologist. But it's hard to find scholarly articles that address basic issues.

I don't know of a precise example of what you're looking for. Many published papers/research are of a very specific and narrow idea. I think Brian's link is a great start, good luck!

http://www.wbeph.com/reptiles/turtle/dr ... d-sliders/

Here's one from a zoological society with cited references.
http://www.glzszoo.org/forms/Red%20eare ... 20care.pdf

Most any zoo, vet or turtle keeping hobbiest will have the same care advice and habitat requirements.

Here's a publication from Michigan State: http://cvm.msu.edu/hospital/services/nu ... pet-turtle

Not a PhD but a well publshed and cited author:

http://www.anapsid.org/reslider.html

About the Author: Melissa Kaplan's work as a wildlife educator and rehabilitator led her to an interest in reptile care and rehabilitation. She co-founded the Reptile and Amphibian Rescue Network (Los Angeles, CA) and the North Bay Herpetological Society (Sonoma, CA). She has written extensively on reptile care for a variety of publications, and studied reptiles in the classroom for her Master's thesis. Her web site, anapsid.org includes her massive Herp Care Information Collection.

From a vetranary site:

http://www.vcsmilford.com/Exotic-Pet-Ca ... lider.aspx

A guideline to determine this size used by many keepers, as a minimum, is 10 gallons of tank per each inch of shell length (refer to SCL for correct shell measurement). Therefore, a single adult RES will require anywhere between a 90 to a 120 gallon tank.

VeipaCray, thank you very much! I'll be studying your links closely, I really appreciate your help.

Probably shouldn't bump an old thread, but I had this same exact thing happen to me very close. My Physics teacher has two 4-5 inch turtles in a ten gallon tank. There has been no way to make him get them a better tank. I may end up just giving him my 55 gallon. Someone even poured milk into their "habitat" and he didn't care.
I know exactly what you're going through, op. It sucks.

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