Yellow Bellied Turtle Questions?

[brooksy]

Thats great news
i was worried for you for a second!
Yeah that babies gona be growing fast
make sure not to feed it too much protein as it can cause
doming of the shell. plenty of greens too
For meat, stay clear of pork. It has a high fat content.

I feed mine once every two/three days. make sure as well not to over feed, these animals are
greedy.

Vitamin D3 from UV lights is also very important as it aids in boneand shell development.
though a calcium suppliment is also great to provide.

Ok. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Zawiha]

No problem,
they're one of the most interesting reptiles
to own.

Is your terrapin very confident?

 

[brooksy]

He is fairly confident. Hard to judge really he is trying to come to terms with his new surroundings. He doesn't hide when we approach and he is ok with being handled.

 

[Zawiha]

i was more refering to the confidence of handling.
How he acts when you pick him up
Can you explain that for me?

Im at work at the moment and most of the turtles here are confident in their tanks.
Just not when handled.

 

[brooksy]

He is ok with being handled. He just gets inquisitive.

 

[Zawiha]

as long as hes not all tucked up his shell,
he seems like a nice calm animal. Gratz

 

[brooksy]

Thanks

 

[Zawiha]

No Problem,
you know where i am if you have anymore
questions

 

[brooksy]

I certainly do. Thanks again.

I certainly do. Thanks again.

 

[Zawiha]

I certainly do. Thanks again.

I certainly do. Thanks again.

Your welcome.
I'll be waiting for pictures

 

[stucolls]

Hey Brooksy, just been to the reptile shop in preston, its great, wall to wall with snakes, lizards, spiders, a parrot and more importantly turtles!! yellow and red bellies and map turtles!!

I really want one now so bad, just trying to figure out the best way of doing it, im considering a small tank for now for 2 or 3 months until I can afford a light for the 5ft tank, my only other taks though are my little 7gal and my 60/70 litre hexagon so not sure eiter is practical

 

[Zawiha]

Hey Brooksy, just been to the reptile shop in preston, its great, wall to wall with snakes, lizards, spiders, a parrot and more importantly turtles!! yellow and red bellies and map turtles!!

I really want one now so bad, just trying to figure out the best way of doing it, im considering a small tank for now for 2 or 3 months until I can afford a light for the 5ft tank, my only other taks though are my little 7gal and my 60/70 litre hexagon so not sure eiter is practical

for that i'd recomend maps.
The other two are much faster growers.
Ideally, wait till you get the bigger tank.
IF they have them in now, they can always special order
at a later date.

Hex for a map again would be ok for a short period.
Possibly a month, pushing it for two.

 

[brooksy]

here is a pic

here is the tank setup.

 

[Zawiha]

aww its a cute little thing,
Once it gets around 4 inches we can sex it

From the tops he reminds me of a cumberland slider.
Can i get a pic out of water of his shell patern (clear)
and underneith of his shell

 

[brooksy]

here they are.