Turtles i need to ask some questions!?

Question

um does it need a air tube for air like fish do someone please help!!!

Answer 1

You should have one if you want it to grow steadily - plus - you wont have to change the tank as often.  

Answer 2

no it does not as long as it has a basking spot, uv bulb adequate space and water heater you are fine.

Answer 3

No. The proper setup will cost you enough without that.

Answer 4

no, but i have one in my turtle tank.

Answer 5

no but it will have some bubbles from the filter.

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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! When I got these two 36 yrs ago all we had in back then  were goldfish to feed , so after 36 yrs and still going strong. They can eat goldfish! I spend about 175.00 a month on fish ,goldfish and minnows. An Extra  75.00 on leafy greens and dried cubed tubiflex worms.

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, snails, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, dragon flies and  anything that moves, but 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.

Answer 6

no... i really don't think so. they come up to the air themselves. I should know... I have a red-eared slider... : p

Answer 7

what kind of turtle do you have?  what is the size of the tank?  do you have lighting for the turtle?