Hey, I just felt like showing off my awesome turtle tank, and maybe somebody else has turtles or something. ________________________________________ http://yfrog.com/5udsc00202nj Smaller one, Ernie. Bigger one is Bert. ______________________________________________ http://yfrog.com/2rdsc00199aj Unfortunatly the two dont get along and would fight so I gave Ernie away to a friends pond. _______________________________________________ http://yfrog.com/50dsc00201mij Thats the one I kept, Bert. A male eastern spiny softshell _______________________________________________ http://yfrog.com/2hdsc00222fj In a 60 gallon tank ________________________________________________ http://yfrog.com/2jdsc00223owj Fuck yeah that shit is awesome ________________________________________________ http://yfrog.com/1rdsc00226gfj Hell yeah, you want that food ____________________________________________
Its pretty cool, let me know what you think.
Also I got a HD home vid of him destroying a fiddler crab with me yelling in the background, if anyone wants to see ill upload
On May 17 2010 13:08 stiga wrote: Also I got a HD home vid of him destroying a fiddler crab with me yelling in the background, if anyone wants to see ill upload
On May 17 2010 13:08 stiga wrote: Also I got a HD home vid of him destroying a fiddler crab with me yelling in the background, if anyone wants to see ill upload
Definitely would love to see this!
And yeah, I was expecting something with Squirtle too actually lol
On May 17 2010 13:29 Aro_X wrote: hey man what filter do u use for that tank?? how much of a mess do they make.
i got 2 red ear sliders and i pretty much gotta change water every week in my 40g with an aquaclear70 filtering it @_@
I have two filters. The one I use came with the set and is for 60-70, and I bought a second one that is underwater that supports 50 gallon tanks. But my best suggestion to you issss get rid of one of em, cause there just gonna get bigger :-/. 40g is good for a single turtle for a good amount of time, and plus the tank will stay cleaner. how big are they?
On May 17 2010 13:29 Aro_X wrote: hey man what filter do u use for that tank?? how much of a mess do they make.
i got 2 red ear sliders and i pretty much gotta change water every week in my 40g with an aquaclear70 filtering it @_@
I have two filters. The one I use came with the set and is for 60-70, and I bought a second one that is underwater that supports 50 gallon tanks. But my best suggestion to you issss get rid of one of em, cause there just gonna get bigger :-/. 40g is good for a single turtle for a good amount of time, and plus the tank will stay cleaner. how big are they?
i dont really want to get rid of one.. i know its a hassle raising 2 but i cant really find a good home i can trust if i was to give one away.
maybe i'll try a dual filtration system as well when i upgrade the tank size, one is pretty big already... probably 5 inches shell diameter from head to tail, the other one is about half her size
On May 17 2010 13:29 Aro_X wrote: hey man what filter do u use for that tank?? how much of a mess do they make.
i got 2 red ear sliders and i pretty much gotta change water every week in my 40g with an aquaclear70 filtering it @_@
I have two filters. The one I use came with the set and is for 60-70, and I bought a second one that is underwater that supports 50 gallon tanks. But my best suggestion to you issss get rid of one of em, cause there just gonna get bigger :-/. 40g is good for a single turtle for a good amount of time, and plus the tank will stay cleaner. how big are they?
i dont really want to get rid of one.. i know its a hassle raising 2 but i cant really find a good home i can trust if i was to give one away.
maybe i'll try a dual filtration system as well when i upgrade the tank size, one is pretty big already... probably 5 inches shell diameter from head to tail, the other one is about half her size
That is the next best thing
On May 17 2010 13:49 EsX_Raptor wrote: Beautiful turtle
Hurray for turtles! When I was younger I had two red-eared sliders. They were wonderful, but eventually they got too big to take care of in my small aquarium and I gave them away to a family friend who worked at a wildlife organisation. At least I knew they were getting a good home. I think I'll have to buy an aquarium and a turtle again sometime soon. I loved having them around, but my goodness did they make a mess! Ha, ha.
On May 17 2010 14:17 Isas wrote: Hurray for turtles! When I was younger I had two red-eared sliders. They were wonderful, but eventually they got too big to take care of in my small aquarium and I gave them away to a family friend who worked at a wildlife organisation. At least I knew they were getting a good home. I think I'll have to buy an aquarium and a turtle again sometime soon. I loved having them around, but my goodness did they make a mess! Ha, ha.
yah you really should be careful about over feeding
On May 17 2010 14:24 Beloth(OD) wrote: I have a tortoise just about the size of my laptop (17" screen), but through out my life I have had about 15 turtles 2 tortoises, I LOVE THEM ZOMG
if i had a tortoise id try to ride it. yup sure would
you only need to fill your tank 1/4 full and put something in there so that the turtle can climb on it to rest and chill and dry itself and sleep.so it doesnt have to swim 24/7. its gonna drown from constant swimming.
On May 17 2010 14:42 KingofHearts wrote: you only need to fill your tank 1/4 full and put something in there so that the turtle can climb on it to rest and chill and dry itself and sleep.so it doesnt have to swim 24/7. its gonna drown from constant swimming.
the soft shell turtle is a graceful swimmer. And isnt shy and spends plenty of time basking on his platform. I have to keep it that high to keep the tank filter going because unfortunatly a fish tank, not a turtle.
We call them Morrocoy in Venezuela. They're super common in here. People often own groups of them instead of just single turtles.
They grow slower than a rock and can live a lot. They can grow to be a foot and a half max in size. Keep them in a muddy-sandy area (as is accustomed) and they'll bury. They are literally omnivorous to the best definition of the word; they even eat their own shit. They float in water and can doggy swim. Flip them over and they will stay there; they will jerk their front legs a little but give up, but put a friend closeby and this will make his first priority to push him back to his belly. Males have a concave bottom. They do both 1 and 2 and they suck. They don't ever bite. And they won't hide when they get to know you!
Edit: forgot to add you guys call it red foot toroise in English.
Ive never owned a turtle so I could be wrong, but I really think you need some kind of wood or something floating on the surface so he can get air without constantly having to swin. Hes gonna drown from exhaustion. Its probably got too much water in it too. I also know that reptiles can become melnurished very easly so make sure hes getting everything he needs..
Do your research yo..
Cheers
(cute btw)
EDIT: I see this was brought up already - nevermind
On May 18 2010 05:36 nofAcedAgent wrote: Ive never owned a turtle so I could be wrong, but I really think you need some kind of wood or something floating on the surface so he can get air without constantly having to swin. Hes gonna drown from exhaustion. Its probably got too much water in it too. I also know that reptiles can become melnurished very easly so make sure hes getting everything he needs..
Do your research yo..
Cheers
(cute btw)
EDIT: I see this was brought up already - nevermind
yahhh dont worry i did plenty of research for it.... picture shows a dock. plenty of room and he uses it a good portion of the day.
oh my god... i haven't seen such graphic stuff in a long time... i didn't know snapping turtles could rip off the heads of rats with just their claws... that's disgusting and amazing at the same time.
I realize that the turtle has to eat and whatnot, and that's fine, but filming the decapitation of rats for pleasure and uploading it to youtube is fucking pathetic.
I could not finish the video, however he gets points for the music he used, it did sound pretty epic, still fucking sadistic though.
EPT
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