Jillgp
New Member
Hi.
I had a 300 gallon small pond w a painted turtle in it for 5 years. The spring before last, I found two baby red eared sliders and put them in my pond. I really did not expect the red eared sliders to live thru that first winter but they did. Yay! Last spring I enlarged my pond. I made it at least three times larger. Everything was great heading into this past winter. I put sand in the deepest part and small pebbles and a few rocks that they could burrow into to over winter. Around February i started noticing the little green turtles were sometimes upside down, I righted them. Then my older painted turtle was starting to be upside down. Then both the baby RESs died. And now my painted turtle is dead or near dead. I keep putting her on the rocks to sunbathe, then back in the water at night, but I think she is dead or very near it. 😣
Idk what happened?!? I would appreciate any thoughts. But also, I need to know what to do to make my pond safe for future turtles?? Oh ALSO, thru all this, all my goldfish in the pond have been fine. I have a water fall w bio ball filter and 2 air bubblers also.
Thank you!
I had a 300 gallon small pond w a painted turtle in it for 5 years. The spring before last, I found two baby red eared sliders and put them in my pond. I really did not expect the red eared sliders to live thru that first winter but they did. Yay! Last spring I enlarged my pond. I made it at least three times larger. Everything was great heading into this past winter. I put sand in the deepest part and small pebbles and a few rocks that they could burrow into to over winter. Around February i started noticing the little green turtles were sometimes upside down, I righted them. Then my older painted turtle was starting to be upside down. Then both the baby RESs died. And now my painted turtle is dead or near dead. I keep putting her on the rocks to sunbathe, then back in the water at night, but I think she is dead or very near it. 😣
Idk what happened?!? I would appreciate any thoughts. But also, I need to know what to do to make my pond safe for future turtles?? Oh ALSO, thru all this, all my goldfish in the pond have been fine. I have a water fall w bio ball filter and 2 air bubblers also.
Thank you!