Can water turtles (especially hatchlings and juveniles) drown if the water is too deep?
yankee said: wonder if these would work on snapping turtles, i have a pond full of snappers, i have 3 mating pairs of geese each yr and each yr most goslings are lunch before they are able to fly we have a problem with snapping turtles as well. i have never caught one on my set-ups.
Hello fellow turtle maniacs ! :) I am a relatively new turtle owner, i currently own 3 x (i suppose) "yellow ear water turtles" bought them from a pet shop 3 month ago, the current setup is as per below : - Aquarium 65GAL, filled half . - Fluval FX6 canister filter + Fluval UVC inline...
This was typed up with the intent for the care of Eastern Box Turtles with them being the primary box turtle I have had the experience of working with over the years. Box Turtles all have enough similarities that this guide will cover them. This is just meant to set up a frame work on how to...
We also feed our wood turtles Zoo Med omnivore diet (tortoise and lizard food in a can), aquatic turtle pellets (dry), iguana food, box turtle pellets and canned monitor food. Make sure that food is available every day, and alternate food items every few days so the turtles receive a nice variety.
Are male box turtles born with the red eye color? Or does it take time to change colors? My baby turtle was born in october 2018 and has a white/cream eye color. Also, I know the plastron of males have a slight concave area. Are they born with there plastrons like that or does it concave with time?