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Average Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 10/10/2005

Main Category:

Aquatic/Land

Sub Category:

Turtles

Care Sheet Submitted By:

Softie

Years Experience:

3 to 5 Years

Species:

Softshell Turtle

Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover:

ALL SOFTSHELL TURTLE SPECIES

Sexing and Characteristics:

Depends, males are smaller , they have the cloaca near the tip of the tail, and they have the brighter colorations

Mostly Active During:

Day

Substrate and Water Needs:

You definitely need sand, only put gravel near the filter so sand doesnt back up the filter. The rule for water level is = the water has to be as tall as the turtle can stretch its neck to breath. They hide in sand and stretch their necks to breath without moving.

Lighting and UVB:

You need a basking/heat lamp light bulb and spectrum UV lighting

Temperatures and Humidity:

The temperature can be in the 80’s to the 90’s during the days and 70’s to 60’s during the nights

Heating and Equipment:

You need a good filter, a heat lamp, a basking area, and a tank.

Caging Provided:

A ten gallon tank for a hatchling

A Twenty for a juvenile

A Fifty to a one hundred for a adult at the least!!!!

Diet:

Carnivorous

Description of Diet:

You need to feed them live and pellet food for the adults. For the babies i prefer to feed them pellets.

Supplements, Nutrition and Usage:

A Dr. Turtle( medicated block you put into the water ), Turtle Clean ( a liquid you pour in the water)

Maintenance:

Change ALL water every 1-2 ( in a small tank 10-20 gallons) weeks if you have a filter. Check and examine the turtle every couple of days. Feed 1-2 times every day only enough to fill up. BE VERY CAREFULL NOT TO OVERFEED!!!

Some Words on this Species:

The females get VEY BIG!!! They are very agressive and handle them by the back and sides of the shell!!! They love to hide in the sand all the time!!!

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