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Old 15-01-2010, 05:42 AM
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Re: This tank and what I need?

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hay,

that would be okay for two small turtles, really depends what turtles your intrested in?
the most common turtles people buy are yellow bellied sliders from fish shops and garden centers, but sliders get BIG males are small and get between 8-10 inchs and females get av. 13 inch. that would last two 50p sizes sliders untill there both bout 3 inchs, and they like deep water, but like i said depends on what turtle. i have 4 chiense striped necked babys (bout an inch big each) in a 2ft by one foot tank, but will last them to about two and a half inchs. i can send some pics of my setups if you like? i have 3 diffrent tanks, 8 turtles and 3 diffrent species, and my friend has about 400 turtles!
however any turt needs a uv and a basking spot and a dock
but that tank is excellent for baba turtles!

oh and turtle BITE HARD! lol our fingers look like prawns! yummy! and they are messy, i clean out mine once a week, and you need a strong filter! they do big poo's...

Perfect advice, especially the filter part because they can be a little smelly. I stuck to the low odor option, tortoises lol xx
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Old 31-01-2010, 07:15 AM
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Re: This tank and what I need?

Youv'e already got some great advice but just wanted to add, that when you get hatchlings, its good to have a few objects in the tank which they can climb on and get their heads out of the water.

I wouldn't get two turtles either, one would be plenty in that tank and would you wouldn't need to upgrade so quickly.The filter should be rated to twice the size of the tank and then you don't need to clean quite so much.

Please be aware that they can be expensive pets to keep, as tanks/filters etc do need upgrading. But they are wonderful pets and can give loads of entertainment.
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