Turtles

[Fish_Girl]

Hi guys!!! havnt been on here for a while, so hope every one and every fish etc are ok!

my fish are fine, though i have lost 2 unfortunately one was very unexpected, and the other was just today(though he didnt like right the past couple of days). the others are doing fine though im happy to report!!

anyway, i went to pick up some plants from the lfs today and whilst i was there i spent about 15 minutes looking at the gorgeous baby turtles they have in!! i so badly wanted to come home with 2 of them, they were so cute and gorgeous!! but obviously i have no idea about them! plus, i have no space for them right now!

i did ask the guy in the fish shop about them and he told me a little but thought you guys might be able to tell me more about their care? as you can imagine, a search on google turned up like a million pages! so any good links would be really helpful!

though i wont be able to get any for a long time, im still very interested in learning about these fascinating creatures!

Thanks in advance!

PS. if anyone has any pics of theirs id love to see them!!

 

[Subcontrariety]

General information: austinsturtlepage.com

Discussion, etc: turtleforum.com

 

[samyboy]

turtles are like £50 in my lfs and terrapins are £175 i thought i read the price tag wrong to begin with

 

[MasterP]

They are probably read eared sliders. I had two until they got to big them put them in a friends pond that she has for turtles.

 

[Saedcantas]

turtles are like £50 in my lfs and terrapins are £175

Your LFS must be on some kind of crazy drugs! Turtles and Terrapins including adults are really worth no more than £30 each maximum

They are probably red eared sliders. I had two until they got to big them put them in a friends pond that she has for turtles.

Currently in UK trade you are much more likely to see Yellow Bellied sliders either way FishGirl, they will grow much bigger than they currently are and look a lot less cute to most people pretty soon

Here's a link to my own Yellow Bellied Sliders caresheet B) I hope it helps a little
Terrapin care @ UrmstonAquatics forums

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

You should find out the exact species/types the turtles are as there are doezens of types sold. Secondly, many turtles sold can grow to the size of dinner plates and require at least a 5-6ft long tank, so if you are lacking in the tank space department right now it would probably be best to hold off buying them for now .