how to take care of turtles from chinatown

He kept them in a small bucket and there were about the size of silver dollars and there were about 20 of them. They learned pretty quick from that.yes you can over feded them!!! i am just putting the cards on the table for you. They lived to be very big and so we released them to a big huge lake by us.Hi! The chinese don’t care about the living conditions. I’m sure she can survive the winters in the midwest, since she was found by a friend when she was a juvenile. Now that its just to two of them they do fine.Don Vito is more aggrssive, and you may see your turtles do this if you have more than one in a tank but they flutter their fingers in each others faces and it can be one of two things: one could be trying to assert dominance over the other or they could be starting a mating ritual. My 185g tank took its last lick from salt water fish (too demanding). One turtle is twice as big as the one I am having the problems with now, and is very active and loves to eat. As soon as more info is rendered I’m sure someone on this site can help.hi i am ashley. She won’t eat. In my smaller tank, the turtle uses a floating rock to bask on.

Has anyone examined his skin, shell for any unusual sort of texture such as cuts, bumps, lesions? Is the turtle that went on top of the turtle male? Email me if someone in the Boston area wants them and can take care of them the right way.

I would like to get all of the things that he needs but I know it may be a while before I can get everything necessary. The blue one started opening his mouth than closing it again several times.

sliders want to be kept at a water tempearture of 25-28° celsius. This is important for his digestion, he can only digest well if his body is warmed up enough.– a digital timer would also be usefull, so you don’t have to switch the light on/off all the time.

and by the way, another reason why people dont buy all that stuff (like they dont spend 500$) is because they cant afford it, they can afford like minimum stuff.. and as long as its like a tank, food, and basking area, the turtles will be fine!

I try to play with them a lot but I’m 25 and busy with stuffI also have a turtle from Chinatown.

It also only pulls its head up and yawns sometimes, not a lot.

I don’t know if your turtle had swollen eyes or runny nose (sometimes hard to tell in aquatic turtles). He is sitting next to me as I type, responds to his name, like to play chase, and doesn’t know he is a turtle.I got 2 of these baby turtles from a night market in Taiwan and took them to US. !but it really is nessecary…there is always something that breaks. it will give your turtle much more space to swim, & it might encourage your turtle to eat any live fish even frogs or crayfishhey i got 2 for 5$ from some street vendor, they are to small for pond turtle food, any suggestions?Hello Jim: Just as an FYI, you might want to revisit making another tank. Then, the male turtle starts shaking his hands and its really weerd. Also, about the shit, I do agree with you. It moves only a little bit and at random times but at other times it’s at a complete standstill. Also made a turtle-topper for another tank. Your specifications have really helped me in creating a happy home for my turtles!My red eared slider is laying eggs and she does not have a mate! But I have an issue with him. ?What are you feeding it? He is a tiny little thing.

I got some great books on amazon.com some for as low as a penny each plus shipping & handling. the uv-lamp is important, because it makes his shell hard and healthy.

These turtles live like fish do most of the time and therefore have No one treats their turtles or any of their other pets perfectly but as long as your providing the right kind of habitat and food and loving them nothing else can be done. The Turtle Tank. Of course very little english was sold by their sellers, so I've visited multiple sotes in hopes of some answers.

I have only had him for a week but I don’t see why I have to buy that special UVB light because in the wild don’t turtles bask in the sun? Should I keep him in the water or on land?thats bad its called M.B.D. do it, even if you are forced to buy a tank that is 1,50 metres long and 60 centimetres wide and high. I purchased my red ear slider and now I deeply regret it. Boy was a wrong, fortunately I had a turtle (He had been transferred into my backyard pond) before so I brought out a 40 gallon tank I used with the filter and stuff like UVB light so I didn’t have to spend a fortune. he doesn’t want you to cut his precious nails because you would ruin his chance of finding a nice turtle-lady (in the wild) for himself to mate with.ok turtels have survived since the dawn of time they out lived the fucking dinosaursalso my sister has forgotten to feed out turtel when i was away …. You have to keep the hatching material really moist and keep a lot of water in flat pans in the hatcher but it works. But he is very healthy and doing just fine.i used to work with hawaiian green sea turtles (300lbs), about 20 lived in an enclosure, twice a week we would drain the whole thing and give each one a scrub down. I need help for ideas on how to make the turtle come out of the water. “Water temperature is not as important if they are kept inside and have an area to bask under a heat lamp.”Ogle agrees about maintaining the water. Would it be okay if i just left him in the sun with some shade and a basking rock in his tank?

They bhave been in the same tank for about 5 years and they would never hurt each other. I bought her at Santee Alley in LA for about $5, along with some pellets. I am really worreid about her. He seems healthy. Same idea, worked out fine.I just bought a turtle in China Town Boston thinking it was a mini turtle. Learn how to create a happy, healthy home for your pet.

i keep her tank heater on all the time at about 70 degrees.