Ashleyscianna
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Hello! My boyfriend's grandpa has a large pond on his property, and recently, the turtles living there have been hatching babies like crazy!
I have a 5' X 12' outdoor turtle enclosure with a 4' X 4' pond in the middle. My turtles are both ornate wood turtles. They are very submissive and sweet. However, they are very lonely in this new enclosure I've built them. I thought I could add some (1 or 2) of these baby turtles to my enclosure to give them some more friends to stay entertained with, but I was worried that these babies would grow up to be aggressive or territorial. If anyone has any info on them and would be able to tell me if they would be suitable tank mates then that would be awesome! My poor turtles have just recovered from some serious infections (thanks shady pet store), so I treated them to this luxurious new enclosure, but it's just a bit too big for the two of them!
Also, I realize that these babies would need the same indoor care that any baby turtle would need before it could live independently of me and outside in the pond. I just don't feel like raising new turtles only to find out that they can't live in harmony with my existing turtles because of any aggression.
Thanks so much in advance! Hopefully they are not too little to identify!
I have a 5' X 12' outdoor turtle enclosure with a 4' X 4' pond in the middle. My turtles are both ornate wood turtles. They are very submissive and sweet. However, they are very lonely in this new enclosure I've built them. I thought I could add some (1 or 2) of these baby turtles to my enclosure to give them some more friends to stay entertained with, but I was worried that these babies would grow up to be aggressive or territorial. If anyone has any info on them and would be able to tell me if they would be suitable tank mates then that would be awesome! My poor turtles have just recovered from some serious infections (thanks shady pet store), so I treated them to this luxurious new enclosure, but it's just a bit too big for the two of them!
Also, I realize that these babies would need the same indoor care that any baby turtle would need before it could live independently of me and outside in the pond. I just don't feel like raising new turtles only to find out that they can't live in harmony with my existing turtles because of any aggression.
Thanks so much in advance! Hopefully they are not too little to identify!
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