Is he a African helmet head (african side neck)
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Thats Awareness ( But Not a Fan of Pet Smart )... Really Happy 4 you Hope a long Happy spoiled life with your new Shell baby..
This is our RES Big Sexy's tank...
55G tank
Turtle topper
Fluval 110 Filter
Fluval 200e Heater
60g Power Head
Air pump
2 LED light bar hood
1 LED little light bar
1 Clip on work light
Thanks & the Turtle Topper just sits on top of the tank... My best advice is do your research and have Fun... What might work for me might not work for you but it might work for somebody else... You're a Tort owner you know how things can get very pricey.. But have fun & I'm looking forward to see what you come up with for your shell baby.
Looks like an African Sideneck. You can build your own turtle topper too. You probably want to get rid of the gravel some turtles eat it. I use river rock. This is mine
Toddrick: How do you have your platform attached to the tank?
I'm not a turtle expert, but our PetSmart carries African Side-Necked turtles, so that's my guess, too.
I agree that gravel isn't good- they can accidentally ingest it and get impacted.
I used sand but regretted it when I added some ghost shrimp and guppies: the sand will make it nearly impossible to keep nitrates down which is bad for the animals. The turtles are somewhat more tolerant of imperfect water parameters, but the shrimp all died pretty quickly and the guppies got sick.
I replaced the sand with something called "calico rock" (or stone, I forget) from Home Depot or Lowe's. You buy it by the bag, and it's pretty cheap but I really had to rinse it a lot and pick out the smallest stones, keeping the ones that were at least 1/2 inch in diameter.
And I agree with south 12_9: read, read, read!!!! Research!!!! Ask questions!!!!!!
I read all over this forum and asked tons of questions for 8 months before I ever got my first tortoise or turtle, because I kept reading that people were advised to BE PREPARED before bringing an animal home. I'm really glad I learned a bunch first- although we're ALWAYS learning from our critters!!!
OMG a Woman that actually admit's I'm right for once..... [emoji312][emoji323][emoji313]Lmao[emoji323][emoji324][emoji312]... Sorry about that I couldn't help myself[emoji217][emoji217][emoji217][emoji12]I'm not a turtle expert, but our PetSmart carries African Side-Necked turtles, so that's my guess, too.
I agree that gravel isn't good- they can accidentally ingest it and get impacted.
I used sand but regretted it when I added some ghost shrimp and guppies: the sand will make it nearly impossible to keep nitrates down which is bad for the animals. The turtles are somewhat more tolerant of imperfect water parameters, but the shrimp all died pretty quickly and the guppies got sick.
I replaced the sand with something called "calico rock" (or stone, I forget) from Home Depot or Lowe's. You buy it by the bag, and it's pretty cheap but I really had to rinse it a lot and pick out the smallest stones, keeping the ones that were at least 1/2 inch in diameter.
And I agree with south 12_9: read, read, read!!!! Research!!!! Ask questions!!!!!!
I read all over this forum and asked tons of questions for 8 months before I ever got my first tortoise or turtle, because I kept reading that people were advised to BE PREPARED before bringing an animal home. I'm really glad I learned a bunch first- although we're ALWAYS learning from our critters!!!
Lol... Thank you... My to little girls age's 11 & 13 make me feel like that... lmmfaoHAHAHA!!!!
...and your avatar is HILARIOUS!!!!!
jake91hall
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you should put sand. your turtle may end up swallowing a pebble of gravel and it could cause big problems if it gets lodged somehow and the turtle can't poop it out
It's just ziptied to two pieces of wood across the top of the tank.Toddrick: How do you have your platform attached to the tank?
As a Turtle & Tortoise owner Egg Crate plastic is a must have on hand...
Sweet Vary nice work...[emoji217]
