joleneh02
New Member
Hi! I've been wanting turtles half my life but just got brave enough to get two! I got two off of Craigslist. Both appear active. The owners said one was a girl and one was a boy but I think they are both girls. Both have flat stomach and brown eyes. They also said they are two years old. They weren't sure what type of box, I'm thinking ornate? They also said they've never fed them any bugs or meat because they eat fruits and veggies only.. Hopefully that hasn't caused too much damage.
Right now I have a reptile tank 36 in x 15 in. I have organic soil and coconut fiber one one side and the reptile mulch stuff on the other both sides up to 4.5 inches. A log and popsicle stick house (my son made) for hidie holes. And swim area and food bowl. I bought parsley seeds to plant. I'm going to plant more but didn't know what kind. I have a side tank heater and a uva/uvb/heat lamp on from 7am til 10 pm. I have turtle pellets as well as the omnivore dried food mix. I also have fresh fruits and veggies and live mealworms. I have dubia roaches but need to see if turtles can eat those. Also how big of bugs can they eat because my dubia colony is HUGE.
I'm going to work on an outside habitat in the spring but plan on keeping them in this winter.
Any suggestions for me??? Thank you for reading!
Right now I have a reptile tank 36 in x 15 in. I have organic soil and coconut fiber one one side and the reptile mulch stuff on the other both sides up to 4.5 inches. A log and popsicle stick house (my son made) for hidie holes. And swim area and food bowl. I bought parsley seeds to plant. I'm going to plant more but didn't know what kind. I have a side tank heater and a uva/uvb/heat lamp on from 7am til 10 pm. I have turtle pellets as well as the omnivore dried food mix. I also have fresh fruits and veggies and live mealworms. I have dubia roaches but need to see if turtles can eat those. Also how big of bugs can they eat because my dubia colony is HUGE.
I'm going to work on an outside habitat in the spring but plan on keeping them in this winter.
Any suggestions for me??? Thank you for reading!