fridzalone
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2009
- Posts
- 478
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2009
- Messages
- 478
My sister who is annoyingly not so good with pet-usually she bought them, made them as her toys and then forget to take care of them- (happens with her female kitty who get pregnant twice and now she has 9 kitties instead and now confused on how to take care of overpopulated kitties), suddenly brought home a tiny turtle (about 4 cm) along with few rocks in a very small pet carrier (around 13 cmx8cmx10cm) with no clue about what type of turtle he is. I suggested her to put the turtle in a bigger container that I have, and she said "I'll do it later after I buy the female ones", and now it almost a week after and she still don't do anything about this poor turtle. So as usual, I'm cleaning her mess...again *sigh
Yesterday I checked the type and I found out that it is male RES. And two days ago, I already move the turtle into a bigger place (my plastic container size 65cmx30cmx30cm, don't know how much water it can keep), along with the rocks. I also put some water in there, just about 1-2cm height. And until now, the turtle only eat turtle food which is small-rounded pellets (available in green and red color) that my sister bought with the pet...which is terribly sad.
So I decided to make a change for that poor little guy and ask you guys just in case any of you have turtles at home :
- What kinds of vegetables that good for turtle? How much should I give him?
- How much water should I put inside the container? Is the container big enough for him?
- Is there any substrate that I can use for his cage?
- Is there any aquatic plants that I can use to decorate his cage?
- How long does it takes for turtle to get bigger and bigger until this container is no longer big enough for him?
Sorry if my questions are too many. I'm just want to make this little guy have a happier life
p.s it's already two days after I moved this turtle upstairs near my room, and my sister doesn't even ask about her turtle. Such an evil girl
Yesterday I checked the type and I found out that it is male RES. And two days ago, I already move the turtle into a bigger place (my plastic container size 65cmx30cmx30cm, don't know how much water it can keep), along with the rocks. I also put some water in there, just about 1-2cm height. And until now, the turtle only eat turtle food which is small-rounded pellets (available in green and red color) that my sister bought with the pet...which is terribly sad.
So I decided to make a change for that poor little guy and ask you guys just in case any of you have turtles at home :
- What kinds of vegetables that good for turtle? How much should I give him?
- How much water should I put inside the container? Is the container big enough for him?
- Is there any substrate that I can use for his cage?
- Is there any aquatic plants that I can use to decorate his cage?
- How long does it takes for turtle to get bigger and bigger until this container is no longer big enough for him?
Sorry if my questions are too many. I'm just want to make this little guy have a happier life
p.s it's already two days after I moved this turtle upstairs near my room, and my sister doesn't even ask about her turtle. Such an evil girl