Ok i have these 2 new baby turtles?

Question

i just got them they are red eared sliders and i dont kno wat to feed them is there anythin other then turtle food that they really like ? also how to set up there tank?

and one more thing if there are any good tips plzz tell me !!!!

Answer 1

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.

I wish you luck.

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Answer 2

Here is two good sites, www.AustinsTurtlePage.com    and exotic pets under reptiles

Answer 3

care sheets for red ear sliders below.

Answer 4

Baby turtles are carnivores. Feed live earthworms, fishes (not goldfish), and soft-bodied insects. When you can't get live food, cut strips of liver and dust them in bone meal. Unless you have teenage mutant ninja turtles, hold the pizza.

Answer 5

Go to your local pet shop.  They should have baby turtle food.  

Tank wise, you should have the following items:

10gallon tank (20L is preferred)  with mesh screen top

Basking Area

Filter (don't skimp on this it helps keep the tank clean and they're messy)

Heat Lamp

UV Lamp

Gravel (Larger river stones are preferred as they cannot be swallowed)

As for setting it up, after rinsing your gravel and laying about a 1" covering on the bottom of your tank you should fill it with water.

If they are babies you'll want to fill it about a quarter full of water.  Having it too deep may cause stress as while they are strong swimmers if they get tired out it can cause problems.

Set up either a floating area, or a ledge or basking platform so they can fully come out of the water when they want.  They have to have this so they can dry off or they can get shell rot.

Next you'll need two lamps, one over their basking area (the heat lamp) and the other anywhere else (UV light).  The heat lamp is obviously providing heat so they can dry off and bask, while the UV is important because its simulating the suns rays, which helps them to absorb important nutrients like calcium.

Hope this helps.