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Anonymous
Hey, /an/.

Yesterday, my dad bought a baby Red-eared Slider (not the one pictured) for my little brother. I know turtles aren't suitable pets for kids but well, what's bought is bought.

So, any tips for caring for such turtles? I live in a tropical country in South-east Asia so no need for hibernating. Poor turtle's still in a tiny plastic tank with no gravel. Will a 5-gallon tank work until it gets big enough to put in an outdoor pond? Around how large does it have to be until it can be put outdoors? One important fact is that we have cats in our garden.

Also, do I still need a basking lamp for it? If yes, will an ordinary incandescent lamp do?
>> Anonymous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-eared_slider
>> Anonymous
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wat?
>> Anonymous
>>286795
That's a nice bike.
>> Anonymous
A basking lamp might cook the turtle if the tank is too small.

You'd really need to make it minimum a 10 gallon tank, the harcore R.E.S. enthusiast feel that they should have at LEAST 10 gallons of water per inch of length.

your cats will try to kill it even at its full size of about 12 inches if it is a female. outdoor ponds need to be more then just a pond, the need chicken wire at the very least to keep raccoon from eating them, they need heavy filtration.

They do need uvb/uva full spectrum light, the temperature has to be kept between 78-85.

you should adopt the turtle from your brother as soon as he gets bored with it, and he will, don't let him bring it out, turtles don't like it, kids are stupid, quick shifts in temperature are bad.

anyways, unless your willing to invest some cash in this bugger, he'll be dying within the next month anyways.

so, give your dad a coffee mug for making thoughtless purchase, and throw a brick thru your pet stores window for peddling turtles to kids without bothering to explain half the shit i just did... which isn't even half of what you need to know.
>> Anonymous
i had my turtle for a while, he was pretty old when i got him, but i had a 40 gallon, long cage for him, red ears are messy and they can get some health problems if kept outside, but some place where they get a little natural light ( but directly in a window is prolly not a good idea) they are really friendly and to keep them happy they seem to really need a variety of food. they are smart animals and they enjoy attention and getting to watch people.

gravel isnt a must have, cuz they will, poop a lot i didnt have gravel, but i had large stones that were easy to remove and move about for cleaning and grip purposes on the turtles part. also a place where the turtle can climb up check things out and dry off is important, they need to be able to cover their shell all the way in water, but still be able to get out and dry off.

they are a little stressful as far as cleaning, and too much handling stresses them out when they are young, but man they eat everything!

baby mice crickets feeder gold fish, all those are nice to put in the tank, keep the turtle occupied and give it some good calcium.

they are fun pets and im sure youll enjoy having one :3