|
25-10-2007, 04:45 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Terrapins for beginners
Evening
My sisters has wanted a terrapins for some time and my mam has now agreed.What I really need to know are the basics of keeping them so to speak Il be looking up care sheets but dont know which are the best ones to look at or what terrapins are best? 1 or 2? Heating? You know the basics really Any Help would be great guys Thanks
__________________
 Most people are only alive because its illegal to shoot them! Im not paranoid.Everybody IS out to get me! 2.0.0 Guinea Pigs Kye & Ollie 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko Dexter Normal het Albino 1.2.0 Mice Scrub, Chubbs and Newt 
|
|
25-10-2007, 05:39 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
You could start here
 Terrapin Care
__________________
   WANTED Corn Snakes Butter Motley Female, Hypo Lavender Female, prefer 2006 or older PM any available.
|
|
25-10-2007, 05:44 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Iv read that before I posted, but I wanted ppl options and experiences in keeping them
__________________
Most people are only alive because its illegal to shoot them! Im not paranoid.Everybody IS out to get me! 2.0.0 Guinea Pigs Kye & Ollie 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko Dexter Normal het Albino 1.2.0 Mice Scrub, Chubbs and Newt
|
|
25-10-2007, 05:56 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
WANTED Corn Snakes Butter Motley Female, Hypo Lavender Female, prefer 2006 or older PM any available.
|
|
25-10-2007, 07:28 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
As we told someone the other week who asked the same question, there are several species that are suitable for a beginner, but which one is right for you will be determined by what setup you can accommodate, or afford.
For instance the most common turts in UK shops are Yellow Bellied Sliders (YBS for short), they are very easy to keep, but females can grow to 12" long and a single adult female would need a tank with a minimum 480 litres of water, that's a big tank and if you can't fit one in your house or even afford to buy one there'd be little point recommending you to get YBS! For some of the smaller species you can get away with something like a 4'x2'x2' or equivalent for a pair of adults. You should figure on spending up to £200 on your first setup, then at some point you may need to upgrade to something bigger, depending on which species you decide to get. So if you can give some idea of what size tank you'll be able to provide then we can make some appropriate suggestions for what species you should get.
|
|
25-10-2007, 10:15 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
as graham said it depends on the terrapin you will need a tank i would go for a 5ft you can go for a smaller 3ft tank for hatchlings but if you go for bigger you wont be having to update it as quickly, you need an external filter, UV, basking, basking area.
terrapins are great animals but there are not really "pets" you cant cuddle or play with them, but there are great to sit and watch as there go about there buisness
__________________
 snakes- 0:1 Macklotts water Python, 6 Royal Pythons (5 eggs in bator to), 18 Corns, 21 boas various hets and morphs, 1 diadem rat snake, 3 baird rat snakes, 2 hoggies, 4 sand boas, 2 tai beauty snakes, 1 albino burmese....
Lizards- 4 Bearded dragons, 4 yellow throated plated lizards, 5 Birbon geckos, 16 leos, 4 fat tails, 3 tokay geckos, 1 curly tailed lizard, 2 dwarf sungazers Other animals- 8 Labrador, 6 ferrets, 10 degus, 3 chins, 2 chipmunks, 100 or so rats, 100 or so mice, 20 odd gerbils, 100 ish multis, 7 hamsters, 13 spiny mice, 2 stripey mice, 2 guniea fowl, 2 old english game chickens, various chicken, duck and turkey in the bator, 2 www.bluewaterfish.co.uk
|
|
26-10-2007, 12:23 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
hiya, firstly i would like to say that if you get turtles they are best kept as a pair, but that is depending on what you get... ask in the shop you buy them in.. they will need heater, uv lighting and a good filter( external if possible) also they need a big tank as they can grow very large. Can i lso add that altho the dried food is ok for them the nutrition is in fresh food prawns, beef, shrimps ect with calcium powder on it. if you have any questions email me on samsalton@yahoo.co.uk good luck
|
|
26-10-2007, 01:52 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Actually it's fine to keep them singly, in fact keeping a pair or more can be problematic as there may be aggression between them especially if they turn out to be two males, then they'll need to be separated and have a setup each.
Aggression is also a possibility between males and females or even between females, especially if the tank is overcrowded. Of course unless you get sexually mature turts you'll have now of knowing what sex they are until it's too late! Although turtles do tend to congregate in the wild they are not social creatures in the way that some other animals are. An external filter is essential, not an option, internal filters simply cannot cope with turtle waste as they don't have the neccessary media capacity. A good quality pellet food should form the basis of their diet, it ensures they get the essential vitamins and minerals they need, supplemented with fresh meat and fish in moderation as high protein foods cause accelerated growth and possible long-term health problems. Calcium power simply washes off the moment the food goes in the water, providing calcium in the form of cuttlefish and calcium rich veg such as Duckweed and Kale is much more effective, and any good pellet food will provide calcium too.
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
