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$8 hereHow much do they cost in England?
$8 hereHow much do they cost in England?
Quite expensive... Here it's about RM10.$8 here
Both of your turtles are male redeared sliders, Happy&Joy. They need deeper water to be able to submerge completely and swim, as well as a place to get out of the water and dry off.
GeorgeUK, that screenshot is of a redeared slider as well.
Hope that helps!
--Berkeley
Only one is a red-eared slider, but both are aquatic and need to be housed as such.
So you're saying that the supposed stripe neck turtle is actually a melanistic red ear?
Yes, that is correct, Yvonne. It is not fully melanistic, yet, but it has started the pattern-losing transition.
--Berkeley
Agreed, Berkeley - a melanistic red ear male. The other does look like male based on tail size but hard to be 100% from that photo. Can't see the front claws - long front claws are a real giveaway with sliders. The melanistic one is quite deformed - look likes a long term lack of UV and poor diet. It's great you are taking steps now to give it the proper care.
Red ears will do fine in cold weather if they are healthy as they will hibernate. With the current condition of these, I would not recommend you try to hibernate them at this time of year.
Unlike most tortoises, most aquatic basking turtles do live in groups and do better together if ample room. However, red-ears are one of the most aggressive N American turtles, and part of their courting behavior is biting onto the back of the neck of the female and holding on until she slows down for him. So nipping and biting at other turtles becomes more common with male red-ears.
A setup like Team Gomberg shows is great and inexpensive for you. Keep their water temps as close to the 70's F, or above 21C and you must provide them a basking light where they can raise their body temps to close to 30C to properly digest their food. Sliders do great on pellets like Mazuri Aquatic Turtle pellets if you can get that there. I'm sure you can get it online. You may have to get them used to it over time if you have not offered them pellet food before.
Good luck and again, congratulations on your efforts to get them properly set up now.
I didn't know that sliders eat like that, thought it was only mata mata... Is sucking the food in common for many species?Also, keep in mind aquatic turtles have to be in the water to eat. They do not have movable tongues. They have to use the force created by sucking in water to swallow food. If they cannot submerge their heads - they cannot eat.
thank you !Can you do something like this on your patio? 1 for each turtle...
I used a cement mixing tub 2ft x 3ft as a temporary pond for a turtle. See how it's full of water but the rocks stack up allowing the turtle to get out of the water? I kept a hardware cloth lid of top of this tub but removed it for the photos.
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See how the turtle can get all the way out of the water?
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I kept this in partial shade and partial sun...full sun could cook the little guy but they need access to it at times so they can sun themselves and warm up
Here is another turtle, kept inside an aquarium but still has the rock to climb out on (log, driftwood would work too)
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Hope this helps you get started on a better set up for your turtles!
what ? they are both red sliders ? one of them said it was an chinese striped-necked turtle.... so which ?Both of your turtles are male redeared sliders, Happy&Joy. They need deeper water to be able to submerge completely and swim, as well as a place to get out of the water and dry off.
GeorgeUK, that screenshot is of a redeared slider as well.
Hope that helps!
--Berkeley
do you know the species of the other one ?Only one is a red-eared slider, but both are aquatic and need to be housed as such.
that i will post it at night ..haha sorryNo, both of the turtles are red eared sliders. It is not a Golden Thread Turtle (or whatever it was) like had been suggested. The odd looking one is a red ear that is losing it's color as a function of age and/or genetics. I see long nails on the forefeet of each turtle.
Happy&Joy, will you please post a picture of the bottom shell (plastron) of both of your turtles, please?
--Berkeley
both are male ? how do you know that ?what ? they are both red sliders ? one of them said it was an chinese striped-necked turtle.... so which ?
Because their front claws are long, females are short.both are male ? how do you know that ?
one of themis real long but the other is medium i think not as long as the other ...Because their front claws are long, females are short.