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Question

are turtles good pets and where can i get them i live in nj

Answer 1

They are a lot of work and some species get very large, requiring 100gallon or larger tanks.  Here is an excellent site to read up on various species.  Most pet stores carry turtles or they can be bought from private breeders on line.  

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/

Answer 2

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Animal shelters, petco.

The bigger the environment the bigger the healthier the turtle. Start with a 55 gallon tank they grow fast!

Total Body length: 5-8&quot; 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.

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!

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 worm, meal worms, crickets, flies, crayfish and  anything that moves!

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.

Answer 3

turtles have been known to give you salmanella they are cute though

Answer 4

no they commanly die unless you have a specific biodome set for them and they are unresponsive. my freind has them and they suck

Answer 5

Well, there are turtles, and then - there are turtles!

Are you thinking of a land or water turtle?  

What kind of space do you have, and funds?  None are inexpensive, and none can live in a 20 gal. aquarium.

So, now that we have the basics covered, we are back to - what KIND of turtle?

Whether it&#039;s land or water, they have complex diets, heating and habitat requirements.  

This is not a &quot;pretty show tank in the corner&quot; type of pet.

I would love to jump right out there and type &quot;Oh, get a RES, they are SO great...&quot;  To be honest?  I get sick of reading those answers.

They are NOT great.  They are a lot of work, and a water turtle which CAN get 12&quot; long, and need 120 gal. tank!  And it takes work to get a newborn 1&quot; baby up to that adult size.  It takes care, and equipment!  It takes a lot of time, and sometimes a lot of vet bills.

Don&#039;t ask us out here, hon.  DO your work, and google all the turtles you have in mind.  Find out what they require, and how much space as an adult.

Oh sure, who can resist that darlin baby?  But - babies GROW UP!

Be sure you want to take on the animal, once it becomes adult, and you can make the commitment to its VERY LONG LIFE SPAN.  Reptiles grow their whole lives (granted, slowly once they become adults), but... they DO grow.

How old are you?  Do you have realitives to adopt it when you are gone?

It&#039;s not just about YOU.  It&#039;s about the animal, too.

I don&#039;t mean to &quot;put you off to turtles.&quot;  I have many.  But I KNEW what I was getting into, and their care is provided for once I&#039;m gone.

I&#039;m not young, so I have to think about these things more than some might.

BE a GOOD owner.  Research first, and then decide.

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 6

Turtles are awesome pets they can just require a lot of care so research them a bit then decide if you really want one.

Answer 7

When i say this, i mean it 1,000,000%, their supplies cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars more than the turtle itself!!!!!! 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 he eats all of it, then get another. Once all of these things are done your turtle will be pretty happy!