*RYAN*
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I have got 2 RES ( red eared sliders ) does anyone else have any turtles I love them lol
One could be a female. Females are much larger.I have a pair of red eared sliders as well. Although they're the same age, one is two to three times the size as the other. At first I thought the larger one was hogging down all the food, but when I began feeding them separately, I noticed that the little one would eat a lot less.
Never heard of that site. RES are readily available. Be ready for a long commitment as turtles live a long time and RES do get fairly large.Went to Turtlesales tried to order Red Eared Sliders upon checkout could not make payment. Messege said "recipient currently unable to receive money." Any one else have problems on this site? Anyone know where i can purchase baby RES? For reasonable prices of course! 8) Best Regards,
Khori
What do you feed it? What kind of habitat is it in? What kind of lighting do you use?Unless you have my turtle. I swear the little thing is anorexic. I've had her for 3 years already, and she's barely 4 inches in length. She's a healthy little turtle ... just little and doesn't seem to see the point in eating.
The diet really could use some work. Reptomin should be used only some of the time. She needs a basking light and another UV light. The good ones to use are called Reptisun. Also needs a place to get out of the water under the basking light. Most will tell ya a 20 long is too small.I keep her in a 20 Gal Long aquarium. The water temperature is kept at about 75 degrees. She has a UV basking light, the wattage and brand I don't remember off hand, but I can tell you later.I feed her a staple of Reptomin and supplement it occasionally with crickets, plain boiled chicken (not a lot), and feeder fish every once in awhile. I can never get her to eat any veggies.
She's never had a very large appetite. Am I doing something wrong?
The more a variety of food the better. Most baby turtles won't eat veggies but they usually start taking to them the older they get. If your turtle is over four years old she may want some. Try offering her some green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, bok choy, etc etc. She may not eat it but eventually she will.What else do you suggest I feed her?She has a floating dock, so she has room to get out. I'm using a combination basking/UV light, but you suggest I use two seperate lights?
Originally the 20 gallon was only temporary, but she hasn't grown out of it. She's almost 4 inches in length at the moment, I was afraid she'd spend her days sucked up against a filter if I got a larger tank. So she will be okay in something larger then?
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