General Care Discussion :: turtle breeding

[rturtle1]

i would like to know exactly what equipment i need to breed my turtles. .i would like to be ready and i need a list of items i need.

[TheComputerGremlin]

Why do you want to breed your turtles? RES are already too abundant and are very damaging to the ecosystems if accidentally introduced. Also, they are illegal to sell under 4" and require a huge amount of tanks to raise. It is recommended that you don't breed them. If they produce any eggs, you should abort them if possible.

[rturtle1]

i hava a pond that i built and it is very large. i only have three inhabitants( my 3 turtles)i want to have more turtles. the pond is fenced off so they wont escape. please give me the list of supplies

[megcornell]

Why not look into adopting some turtles who need homes? There are always TONS of RES whose owners didn't realize the care involved and who need lifetime homes, and it sounds like your pond would be perfect.

[rturtle1]

Why not look into adopting some turtles who need homes? There are always TONS of RES whose owners didn't realize the care involved and who need lifetime homes, and it sounds like your pond would be perfect.

i want to but i want to get the turtles for free.whereever i go i have to pay an adoption fee

[TheComputerGremlin]

Most people will very happily give their turtles away for free. There are a lot of owners who have to move or otherwise decide not to keep a turtle. The bad owners either neglect them until they die or release them into the wild (which can ruin a local ecosystem). The good owners find people willing to take them, for how much I've seen, a lot of people will even give away their whole setup (like $400+ worth of equipment) just to be rid of them! Yikes! A place to start is here: http://turtlehomes.org/, another forum that has an adoption link is: http://www.turtletimes.com/forums/index.php?, and you can sadly even find turtles on Craigslist, in papers, and at the pound. Just make sure you check your state laws, some limit how many turtles you can legally own. I'm sure you could make some sort of reasonable statement that if they are living in your backyard, you don't own them, but just watch out, you don't want your turtles being confiscated!