how big of a plastic tote should I buy for my RES turtle?
March 6, 2010 - 9:31 pm
and if you own one can you post pics of it and i’s enclosure?
Mines a female, around 6-7inches long. I have her in a tote right now (wasn’t planning on getting it, neighbor was going to chuck her outside). I want to get a bigger tote to put her in but I’m not sure how big I should get. Do they get much larger?
I’m going to get a tote big enough for her, many people house them safely in totes…
The usual bare minimum is 10 gallons per inch of shell. However, you can "cheat" a bit if you have a very low, broad tank, like a wading pool. They’re cheap, too. Anything over 4′ diameter should do for now but get the largest one you have room for to avoid having to replace it.
March 7th, 2010 at 3:21 am
Ok so first off all a female RES will get to be about 12 to 10 inches long. A good rule of thumb would be 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle. So a plastic tote will NOT work, please do not keep her in one because that is incredibly cruel. RES are VERY active, they need lots of room and clean water. I have two in a mediumsized kiddie pool with duckweed, a water filter, waterlilies, snails, goldfish and a huge plecostomas. I can e-mail pictures if you’d like but if you can’t take care of her then sell her to a petstore where she can find a safe and loving home. I hope the I have helped!
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I have my own reptile zoo with turtles, snakes, fire belly toads and newts, geckos and a baby veiled chameleon!
March 7th, 2010 at 3:56 am
This site tells you how to make good less expensive enclosures. http://redearslider.com/index.html
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March 7th, 2010 at 4:20 am
The usual bare minimum is 10 gallons per inch of shell. However, you can "cheat" a bit if you have a very low, broad tank, like a wading pool. They’re cheap, too. Anything over 4′ diameter should do for now but get the largest one you have room for to avoid having to replace it.
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