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Posted by danya on April 11, 2002 at 18:05:03:
In Reply to: This is sad!.. Please Read.. Need Help posted by Chase on April 11, 2002 at 08:28:40:
what you could do is build a little pond that's deep. It's pretty easy to do. This way other animals can't catch it because the turtle can swim to the bottom and hide. i wouldnn't put him outside quite yet though, put him in a 10 gallon tank (yes, it's not optimal but it's temporary and this little guy needs heat) build gravel up on one side so that he has a land area and fill the rest with water. make sure he has heat lights and a uvb bulb. try feeding pin-head crickets, earth worms chopped up, meal worms, and feeder guppies. RES usually will only eat in the water, so don't put too many crickets in at once. A good filter to use is a Duetto- they are inexpensive but do the job. they are also submersable so you can just leave it on the bottom of the tank. As for the growth- NO animal will grow without food! if she says 'she ssaw it move a few weeks ago) then obviously she hasn't been feeding it right. lack of uvb can also stunt growth a bit. please give us updates! i hope he does ok!
: Okay, so I go to my friend Blair's house to pick up a few things for one of my classes... I notice she has an aquarium with Red Ear Sliders... I used to have 3 of them years ago.. I just bought a big plastic kiddy pool and had a big rock in the middle of it. I would buy little feeder minnows (spelling?) from the pet store and they ate those beautifully. When I moved off to college, I set them free in our neighborhood pond (that's where I caught them anyways, save for the one I found on the golf course). They thrive down here in Texas, so outside weather is perfect... anyways....I look in her aquarium and I see this little Stone turtle figurine. I asked how many turtles she had in there and she replied, "two". I only saw one, and it was about the size of a quarter (no lie, I didn't think they came that small). I was wondering where the other one was... I grabbed a hold of the little turtle statue thing and tried to pick it up. Well.. when I did, it made a sound like tape being peeled off of skin, it was HORRIBLE. The statue wasn't a statue afterall.. but a dead baby slider. I was so grossed out. There's no telling how long that poor little thing sat there. With closer inspection, you could see the completely dehydrated body. When I informed her of what it was,she played stupid and said that she "saw it moving a few weeks ago". I was pissed and demanded that she give me the other slider. She agreed, so I have to go pick it up today.. anyways... main concern is that I want to keep this little guy outside on my patio in another little pool thingy, but there are raccoons that live around here.... will the racoon try to eat him? Also.. this thing is about the size of a quarter, she's had it for a year and said that it hasn't ever grown... odd huh? I'd love to hear any suggestions, comments, or opinions that you have on this. Sorry this is so long, but I'm concerned.
