Can any water turtle be housed in a 20 gallon tank ?

Question

any turtle that lives in water

Answer 1

ONLY for a short while.  He cannot be bigger than 2" for that size.



They grow fast! A 55 plus size tank. Walmart sells a 55 gallon tank with hood, light and decent filter for $153.00. You would need to buy some extra stuff, but that is a cheap tank set up with a good filter. You still need the rep light and large enough gravel they can’t swallow., and a dock…and fish and reptile dry food.

I have used kiddy pools and plastic pond liners from most nurseries..

**The bigger the environment the bigger the turtle.

Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA for 8 to 10 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow. So that means getting a turtle dock also.

Leave the heater on 75 to 78 degrees always.

Their water needs to be clean otherwise they get sick easily from dirty water cause they p**p allot.

You need a good filter system! Gravel larger than they can swallow.

You need to feed them feeder guppies, goldfish or minnows for protein and calcium daily drop 20 or so in the tanks and watch them disappear! This way when they swim for their dinner they get exercise also!

They need leafy greens( Romaine, Butter lettuce. Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 3 to 4 times a week. They get sick easy if not properly taken care of.

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Answer 2

Yes it can as long as it has some where to stay on top of water because the shell will get soft if its always in the water.

Answer 3

a general rule for keeping water turtles is your enclosure will need to be 10 gallons for every inch. If you have a 2 inch turtle you will want a 20 gallon tank and if you have a 10 inch turtle you will want around a 100 gallon tank.

So, for a time all aquatic turtles can be housed in a 20 gallon tank but they will need more space as it grows. If you have the money I would get the biggest setup possible, but if you don't a small turtle could live in a 20 gal until you can upgrade.