Getting a Turtle

[Patrick Kubeja]

Hi Everyone

Well, I have lizards and I have had a snake or two :'(now I am going to try my luck with a turtle!

I got an adult painted turtle from a friend of mine and I have a 55 gal tank for the little guy it is about 6 to 7 inches around and he looks like a healthy turtle.

So tonight and the rest of the week I will be setting up the tank and getting everything that is needed for the little guy, plus working on Marie’s enclosure. I know I should have got all the stuff before I got the guy, but I have most of it and working on the rest. Plus it was a last minute thing.

So I am reading up on turtles now like I did when I had my snakes. But being new to turtles I will be asking for help from the Forum and anyone that has turtles!!!!

Patrick

[Patrick Kubeja]

Well Got the Turtle and 200.00 Dollars later I have in setup upstairs in my Bedroom still need one more thing UV lamp and that will be tomorrow. I am thinking on going with a 10.0 UV bulb any help on this?

[geekcoboy103]

Wonderful, welcome to the world of turtles.
10.0 UVB is great, the production of this bulb made it come to be the new turtle bulb, Reptisun 5.0 used to be 'the turtle bulb'.
How deep are you keeping it?
Congradulations!
Does this turtle have a name?

-collin

[Patrick Kubeja]

Hey Collin

Not yet with the Name it is in a 55 Gal tank and the water is like half away felled. And working on the feeding part of it I bought a couple of snails and fish and been feeding reptine sticks and greens thanks for the bulb help.

Hope to post a couple of pictures soon

Patrick

[geekcoboy103]

That's great.
Can't wait to see some pictures.

-collin

[Denise]

OK, Patrick finally brought home some batteries so I went a little camera happy with "Turtle"
Hope you all like them.... LOL!












He/She doesn't like us catching her/him on the rocks basking
because :oshe skirry's back in the water,LOL
but she does bask!
It's too cute...

[Steven]

Denise, I really think thats a red-eared slider, not a painted like Patrick stated above. I use to have 2 painteds and I have seen many pictures of them, but I'm pretty sure thats a red-eared.

This looks like Turtle's head and this is a red-eared
www.chelonia.org/TscriptaelegansJG1.jpg

[geekcoboy103]

Yup it's a Red-Ear.
Looks nice.
Is that the 501 Turtle Filter?

-collin

[Denise]

Yes I believe he is a red-eared slider also...Thanks Guy's!

Collin, I don't think it is a 501 turtle filter. It says
Fluval 204 multi-stage filter on the box.
Thanks again.

[geekcoboy103]

Gotcha.
The fountain-looking rain-type-simulator-ma-jig looked kind of like the one on the 501 turtle filter.
Except that I just realized that yours is under water as opposed to the 501.
Heh.
My mistake.

-collin

[Denise]

Well Collin I think it's supposed to be above water also. LOL
But it's too noisy..LOL
It does seem to work really well though.
I didn't know till I checked the box.
Thanks

[hoosier]

hey patrick. i too am waiting for some pics
heres pics of my girl:


she goes nuts when i come around and tries to get to me by climbing up the glass.lol

[geekcoboy103]

Heh. Yeah, I hate hearing the filter at night, it keeps me up.
If all else fails, check the box.
Nice turtle.

-collin

[nephi]

my bro has 2 baby red ears.theya re awsome to watch.they are in a 10 gallon ,but they get desent size so hes buying like a 55 gallon tank for them

[geekcoboy103]

That won't be big enough for them as adults, not big enough for one either.

-collin