Care Sheet for TurtlesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.33 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 10/02/2006 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Turtles |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Rex200 |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | Ridgeback musk or stinkpot turtle |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | none |
Sexing and Characteristics: | I do not know how to sex these turtles |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I used pea gravel bigger than his mouth for the substrate and the water in his tank comes about an inch above the top of his shell as these turtles prefer shallow water to deep water |
Lighting and UVB: | I take mine outside in a kiddie pool well protected from predators where he stays in an outdoor setup for the majority of the day |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Water 78 degrees to 80 degrees in water and 80 for the basking spot |
Heating and Equipment: | I use a simple hardware lamp from wal-mart for five dollars and it will heat the basking spot and water depending on size of tank |
Caging Provided: | I provide him with a ten gallon as he is only about an inch and a half long i have a 55 gallon ready for when he gets bigger or till christmas with live plant as well as some feeder guppies and his filter which he seems to enjoy more than the tank itself |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I feed turtle sticks as well as turtle pellets and feeder fish as well as hibiscus plant don’t know how to spell it but he seems to eat mostly feeder fish then forage for sunken pellets and sticks when he feels like it |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Don’t use any |
Maintenance: | This turtle is very clean which is uncommon for his species but his filter keeps the tank spotless. but still requires cleaning once every two weekends |
Some Words on this Species: | This is a great starter turtle as i am still learning myself just thought that there should be a care sheet for this species on this site |
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