Turtle care Anyone???

Question

Ok so i got a pet turtle the other day 4m my friend...

How do i clean its shell?

He is a lil turtle a bit smaller than my palm.

i tryed cleaning it w/ a tuthbrush but the green icky stuff wont come off.

Answer 1

**Leave his shell alone..when he starts basking in the rep light he should have.  He will be fine.

Never mess with the shell that is his skin.K?

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The bigger the environment the bigger the healthier the turtle.  A 55 plus size tank to strt or you may stunt their growth and they can get sick eay.

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.

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

Answer 2

Ask in an aquarium