I really really want a turtle but my mom said no how to i change her mind?

Question

I really really want a turtle but my mom said no how to i change her mind?

Answer 1

well . if ur a kid like me clean up the house. my house was clean but i made it cleaner. alright then wash dishes for a couple days then pop the question and if she says no go to a store near the pet store and enter the pets store after then beg her!

Answer 2

You have to be responsible and make sure she know's it. Make sure that you keep your promises regarding feeding and such... and cleaning the tank. Turtles love dirty water and it is a LOT of work. But they are worth the aggravation in my opinion.

Another thing to consider... most turtles will live longer than you will. Keep that in mind if you get one. It needs to be taken care of after you can't do it any more.

Answer 3

show her how responsible you are and then maybe she'll reconsider.....

Answer 4

You should ask her the reasons why she doesn't want you to have one and work on them, e.g if she says it's because she doesn't want it to escape, tell her that it's home will have sliding doors with a lock on it so that it can't possibly get out.

Also, you should show her that you know lots about them by telling her all about them and how to look after them, what type you want, how much it's going to cost etc.

And talk to her maturely 'cos I have a habit of getting annoyed at my parent's when they won't let me have something I want and it doesn't work haha :)

Hope she lets ya get one!

Answer 5

a. As a child and a parent, I have found that mom is usually right.

b. The two big things against turtles are usually the smell and Salmonella, both of which can be dealt with with a large, expensive, powerful filter. Your mom might reconsider if you show her you plan on dealing with this.

c. To keep a turtle correctly takes time and money. We figure it costs $150-300 for a proper turtle habitat. Can you really afford this?

Try http://www.austinsturtlepage.com for great ideas.

Answer 6

tell her that they are vegetarian's

and wen you buy them u get papers with them

i have one and they are great pet

they are not messy and are very cheap to kep off all my animal he is the cheapest bring her into a pet shop and show her them

hope you get one great pets .

Answer 7

Your Mom is smart. She knows they cost allot to keep. Aquatic turtles that is.  I have had my 2 slider  girls for 36 yrs. Plus an 8 and 5 yr old and now a 2 yr old adopted from this site.. Been in a pond for almost 7 yrs now. Got them on my 18th birthday! What a long lasting gift! This is allot of responsibility for all these years. My kids aren’t even that old!

Did you know thaty the bigger the environment the bigger the healthier the turtle. Remember 10 gallons for every inch of turtle. I have used kiddy pools and plastic pond liners from most nurseries and worked great.

Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB 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.

Total Body length: 5-8" average, up to 12 inches max. Life span: 15-25+ years

Males have the longer front nails and are used in mating. And are considered mature at about 5 yrs old. You can’t start sexing till about  3” across.

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 in a few days!

This way when they swim for their dinner they get exercise also!

They sleep at the bottom of rivers, streams. lakes or ponds or your tank to avoid predators like coyotes,  foxes, owls, hawks, possums, raccoons and even some wide mouth bass.

TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium. it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it that’s fine!!

They can have garden worms, meal worms, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, dragon flies and  anything that moves only as a treat.

They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 3 to 4 times a week.

You probably already know that they get sick easily, shell rot, respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, blowing bubbles from their nose.

**Swollen cloudy eyes means lacking in Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes. Google ‘vegetables with Vitamin A.

Contact the “www.anapsid.org/societies, for a turtle vet /  rescue in your city and state.

I wish you luck.