Turtles 2

[mikedd]

hi all, Here is 1 of 3 of my new babies sunning his/her self on its new dock

 

[j.w]

Oh what a sweet baby!

 

[DrCase]

My family has a big sand hill on the farm that painted turtles use for a laying eggs
I always like to see them

 

[Mmathis]

What a sweet little baby, and an almost cat-like pose-of-contentment!

 

[Mucky_Waters]

He/she looks healthy and happy. You obviously have some sort of sun lamp for him to be stretched out basking like that, what kind of lamp did you get?
How about a few more pictures of your tank set up and the rest of the turtles.

 

[mikedd]

He/she looks healthy and happy. You obviously have some sort of sun lamp for him to be stretched out basking like that, what kind of lamp did you get?
How about a few more pictures of your tank set up and the rest of the turtles.

Hi Mucky got it off Ebay this is the item no

110989204272
Item number: Will get more pics up when they are all resting, Having a bit of a problem keeping the water clear i know the filter is up to a tank twice this size but its only got a white open foam filter, So have ordered a pack of tight carbon inpregnated filter pads, the waters not dirty its just grey, Im sucking all the unwanted food after they finish eating with a battery vacuum, evan tried accu clear to no avail All thaughts and ideas welcome . regards Mike

 

[Ruben Miranda]

Hello
Very nice and happy baby.

Ruben

 

[addy1]

Yep that turtle is smiling! very happy and warm in its new digs.

 

[brandonsdad02]

Mine are snuggled up close to the chunks of ice in the pond.

 

[mikedd]

All 3 babies having a bit of excersise before bed

 

[Mmathis]

Oh, they are SOOOO cute! Reminds me of my boxies before they grew up....

 

[j.w]

Now how fast do those little babies grow? Brings back memories of when I was a kid and had five of them!

 

[mikedd]

Now how fast do those little babies grow? Brings back memories of when I was a kid and had five of them!

From what i can gather from research they reach maturity after 8 to 9 yrs, shell size around 9" Captive turtles apparantly out grow there wild cousins depending how often they are fed, I feed these little guys twice a day on frozen blood worm and krill, i take out unconsumed food after 45 mins as they will keep feeding as long as it's available, And i gather that is a receipe for sick fat turtles regards Mike

 

[j.w]

I remember feeding mine raw hamburger and they loved it! I was just a kid so don't know if that is good for them or not? I know they like to eat tadpoles but that was a mistake on how they got them.........poor taddies,I thought they could all be friends,boy was I wrong :razz:

 

[Ruben Miranda]

Hello
Yea those little guys are awesome.

Food
When they are young give them high protein foods such as very small feeders
Stay away from frozen foods and dried foods they will get spoiled and won't eat anything else and there is not much value in frozen foods or treats.
Also get calcium stakes for them they just go crazy for them and it is very good for there shells.
As they get older/Maturity they go towards veggies I give mine there little veggie sticks and some Romain lettuce and there calcium stakes.
And they seem very happy.

Ruben