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turtles or terapins

  • 11-03-2009 9:39pm
    #1
    johnaaron
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    hi new to the site and to the pets i have two what i think are yellowed bellied turtles but not sure they are 4'' long and 3 '' widei was talking to a guy in a pet shop and he thinks they might be terapins because they spend so much time in the water it looks lke they sleep in the water hope someoe can help they seem fine i am trying to upload photos of them hope it works let me know if it worked with the photos thanks john in swords


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  • #2
    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    What's the question again :confused:

    My brother had two of those yokes, he only got rid of them there last week because they overgrew the tank. Apparently they get real big, like bigger than the size of a big grown man's palm.


  • #3
    johnaaron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭johnaaron


    hi i am not sure if they are yellow bellied slider turtles or big terapins did ou look at the pics


  • #4
    monty_python
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,683 ✭✭✭monty_python


    johnaaron wrote: »
    hi new to the site and to the pets i have two what i think are yellowed bellied turtles but not sure they are 4'' long and 3 '' widei was talking to a guy in a pet shop and he thinks they might be terapins because they spend so much time in the water it looks lke they sleep in the water hope someoe can help they seem fine i am trying to upload photos of them hope it works let me know if it worked with the photos thanks john in swords
    they look like red eared sliders too me but i might be wrong
    a bigger land area in the tank wouldnt be a bad thing


  • #5
    Nothingcompares
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    They look like yellow bellied sliders to me Trachemys scripta scripta. They're certainly from the same genus anyway.

    Terrapin is an ambiguous term that usually refers to some kind of fresh water turtle or semi-aquatic turtle.


  • #6
    johnaaron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭johnaaron


    hi thaks for getting back theydont seem to have anyred on them the camera is not great so i was hard to get a close up of there face and you think a biger land space i was tryind to leave room for them to swim


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  • #7
    johnaaron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭johnaaron


    hi can they be fed veg such as greens and carrots how do u tell there sex


  • #8
    Nothingcompares
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    Where did you get these from? How come you don't know what to feed them? Sorry to answer your question I'm not sure. I presume the usual Terrapin rules apply in that the younger animals eat a more carnivorous diet and as they get older they eat more vegetables. Don't feed them iceberg lettuce but romaine and stuff is good.

    A rough way to tell the sex of the terrapins is the males have much larger foreclaws. The genatalia as far as I know are contained within the shell.


  • #9
    johnaaron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭johnaaron


    is romaine a type of lettuice and can you buy it in the local supermarket can i try other types of veg like carrots broccoli ? also should i cover the tank at night as i said i am new to the pets i bought them on tuesday and they are 3 years old


  • #10
    Rancid
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    johnaaron wrote: »
    is romaine a type of lettuice and can you buy it in the local supermarket can i try other types of veg like carrots broccoli ? also should i cover the tank at night as i said i am new to the pets i bought them on tuesday and they are 3 years old
    You'll find Romaine lettuce in some branches of Tesco and a few other supermarkets. Try your local one, you might be lucky. Normal garden weeds, free of pesticides and weed-killers are great, and get some Reptomin for turtles, it's a balanced food.
    Oh...and they do look like Yellow Bellied Sliders.

    You don't need to cover the tank at night.
    You do need a uV light and heat light for daytime over their basking area to encourage them to bask, a water heater, and a strong filter to keep the water clean. Two turtles will create a LOT of mess.
    You do need a bigger tank/pond for them with deeper water and lots more swimming space.

    Here are a few links to info on the Tortoise Trust site, study them, bookmark them and you can refer back to them over and over.
    http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/aquaticdiet.htm
    http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/naturtles.html
    http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/res.html
    http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Nestsites.htm
    http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/lighting.html

    It's hard work getting the set-up right for them, but essential or they'll become sick.

    Good luck with your little guys... and any more questions you have... just ask! :)


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