new green tortoise

[hari2m]

hi! by going through this forum, i was intrested in buying a green tortoise. can somebody help me in identifying a helthy, female tortoise in a aquarium shop?

thanx in advance

 

[fbsmith3]

I feel you might be confused again. I do not remember any Tortoises that are green. I know of of few turtles that are green. I attached a picture of a Red eared Slider.

 

[hari2m]

I feel you might be confused again. I do not remember any Tortoises that are green. I know of of few turtles that are green. I attached a picture of a Red eared Slider.

Ya that's it, i placed it in a bowl, with a stone in it so that it can come out and stand on it when she wants. given below are some pictures of it please help me in growing this.. thanks

 

[pdrobber]

cute little RES! However, I think it needs more room to swim!

 

[dmarcus]

You do need to provide to more space to swim, it does look cool...

 

[hari2m]

sure, but i need some time. but as soon as possible. thanx!!!!!!!

what type of can i feed?

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

You do need to provide to more space to swim, it does look cool...

Ditto (meaning "I agree heartily with what this person said!").

First of all, welcome to the forum!

Secondly, no tortoise or turtle can live properly in the set-up you have provided. As reptiles, they need proper heating, as well as adequate space and diet to survive properly in captivity. The Red-eared Slider you currently possess can grow fairly large (a shell length of at least 12 inches) and will require a fair amount of space. You definitely want to make sure they have a basking area of 95 degrees Fahrenheit to sunbathe. Perhaps members who keep RES can post some images of their set-ups to give you examples of proper housing for sliders.

Babies can be fed most kinds of commercial turtle diet made specifically for baby aquatic turtles. You can also supplement their diet with invertebrates such as small worms, mealworms and crickets. DO NOT feed them live gold fish or live minnows.

Hopefully, this is helpful to you.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Hari:

Your new little turtle can eat live food...worms, crickets, pill bugs. They will also eat a little bit of veggies, but not much, or water plants.

It would be a good idea to put a light over the bowl where its shining down on the rock, so the turtle can come out of the water and warm up.

 

[hari2m]

You do need to provide to more space to swim, it does look cool...

Ditto (meaning "I agree heartily with what this person said!").

First of all, welcome to the forum!

Secondly, no tortoise or turtle can live properly in the set-up you have provided. As reptiles, they need proper heating, as well as adequate space and diet to survive properly in captivity. The Red-eared Slider you currently possess can grow fairly large (a shell length of at least 12 inches) and will require a fair amount of space. You definitely want to make sure they have a basking area of 95 degrees Fahrenheit to sunbathe. Perhaps members who keep RES can post some images of their set-ups to give you examples of proper housing for sliders.

Babies can be fed most kinds of commercial turtle diet made specifically for baby aquatic turtles. You can also supplement their diet with invertebrates such as small worms, mealworms and crickets. DO NOT feed them live gold fish or live minnows.

Hopefully, this is helpful to you.

Thanks for your kind info, will be working for ideas

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Hi Hari:

Your new little turtle can eat live food...worms, crickets, pill bugs. They will also eat a little bit of veggies, but not much, or water plants.

It would be a good idea to put a light over the bowl where its shining down on the rock, so the turtle can come out of the water and warm up.

thanks for ur information, and will work on it. let me see if someone with RES attaches images of their setup....

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

In the meantime, you may want to lurk around in this section of the website: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Forum-Water-turtles#axzz1d8IKrZdM

I;m sure there's a thread or two that have some images of RES habitats in them, not to mention other good info.

 

[Cherbear]

I don't keep water turtles anymore but here is a pic of my old setup. A 75 gallon tank. I know it's hard to see but there is a turtle in there.