Help with turtles please!!!?

Question

i really want a pet turtle, but i dont know where to get one. i live in nj, so wheres the closest place to get one? prefrably a small one? thanks (:

Answer 1

WRONG... I just bought my baby turtle and she's the size of a quarter! You can get baby turtles online but be cautious. (Turtlesale.com) or a captive bred reptile store.

GOOD LUCK... turtles are a great pet... but look into it CAREFULLY because they are alot of work when they get older (i've raised turtles for about 5 years) if you want to SAVE money buy at least a 55 gallon and a VERY good filter! (turtles cost money!)  

Answer 2

Hi!

There is no small turtle.... The smalest aquatic turtle is 15 cm...

But you can find a lot of turtles in a pet store... You need 20-30 gallons tank by turtle.

Answer 3

Petco has them for 17.99. The small ones you want if water turtles is what your looking for get to be 12".

If you have allot of $$$$ and start out with a 60 gal plus size tank and great filtration system for Aquatic turtles I say do it!

They are the cutest!

Sliders, cooter, painted, map, yellow bellied all are basically the same and require the same basic care.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29035692@N0...

Red-eared sliders, Gender especially juveniles, can be difficult to s*x. Gender in adults is determined by external physical characteristics and behavior. Males have longer fore claws (which are use in courtship), a longer tail length. Males are smaller in size and shell length. Turtles are considered juveniles till after 5 yrs old.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29035692@N0...

Answer 4

okay... well it's illegal to have a turtle smaller than 4".. but u can buy one to learn how to take care of it. if u have small children dont get a small turtle. <preferably>

do not go to turtlesale.com .... bad experiences

i know im useless  

Answer 5

their supplies cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars more than the turtle itself!!!!!!Did you know that? Well just taking care of turtles is extremely difficult for a LOT of people because they are VERY high maintenence, no joke. But if you are responsible enough, this is a RES setup.they are very high maintenence and hard to take care of.first read all of this and see if you have this setup, it costs at least $300, and is a regular setup.

************ This is a setup for a red eared slider the most common type of turtle, they get up to 12 inches, but you will see them as babies at a store commonly, so know that they will grow very big**************

You will need to get a 50 gallon starter tank and upgrade to a 75 gallon later on when your turtle is over 6 inches...If you can not get that big of a tank right now then for now you can use a huge rubbermaid container filled up with clean warm water 5/6 of the way. The water should be 75-82F, that can be achieved by buying a water heater at the petstore, along with a water filter. Water filters that are best are canister filters, like the Rena xp3 filter which costs $200, but filters very well. Do buy a filter please, even a cheap one at $25, is better then none at all, since turtles are extremely messy and p**p-ful (haha). The bottom of the tank should be bare, no gravel because they could choke on that mistaking it for food. On top of the water you need 3 things, 1. a basking dock ( buy a large size zoomed basking dock). 2. you 100% need to buy a basking lamp+bulb, you buy them separatly, then s***w the bulb in ( 50 watts) and shine it on the basking dock over a mesh hood( cut a hole out of it and place the light there!). 3. This is very important, you need a uvb light. It is a long thin light, you need to get the actual lamp+ the long skinny bulb. Reptosun 5.0 is the best bulb( together costs $55). Shine that onto the basking dock as well. Turtles need these together because they use the uva for heat, so they stay warm ( the basking site should be 90-95F, not colder) and they need the uvb rays to metabolize calcium and vitamin d3 for a stronger shell ( like you need it for your bones!) The diet for the turtle should be reptomin pellets ( and other nutricuos pellets!) crickets, mealworms, bloodworms, shrimp, and krill. All of this is found dead at the petstore!;) They also need vegetation, get kale, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. Drop all of the food in the tank once a day, and remove any leftover bits after a few hours. By the way ALL of the protien food ( dead food, that was alive once) should be dusted with a calcium supplement ( powder) and you need to get a cuttlebone found in the bird aisle of the petstore and drop it in the water for him to knaw on, keep it there for a while (month) until she eats all of it, then get another. Once all of these things are done your turtle will be pretty happy!

Answer 6

well their are small turtle, but know that they will get big, very big they would need at least a 40 gallon breeder tank, for one, and turtles under the length of 4 inches are illegal to BUY or SELL NOT OWN but if you are caught buying or selling one then you will be heavily fined. and my turtle was 30 dollars but smaller ones may be cheaper, they need a uva/uvb light, and certain foods and heat temperatures for the water and basking area. they can live up to 30 years or longer.