Turtle question

[Lisa]

My nephews found a tiny sun turtle in their yard. He was only the size of a quarter. I somehow ended up adopting the little guy/girl..... well it's been over a year now and he's getting big and out growing his plastic reptile tank. I've been thinking about letting him go into the lake in back of my nephews house, which is probably where he came from.

Would he be able to survive after being sort of a house pet all this time???

[pompeii]

[Lisa]

I'm not sure what kind it is. I've always know them as "sun" turtles. There is a bit of red on him.

I've tried to find information online but they didn't show a picture, so I wasn't sure I was reading about the correct type of turtle.

[Lisa]

It is a red eared slider! I just found a picture online.... well, who knew!

I really need to put him in a bigger tank. I have a piece of drift wood in the tank so he can climb up and sun himself, but it takes up the whole tank. .... it's not even a tank, it's a deep plastic reptile thingy

[jamin_rb]

if u dont want to spend to much money then if i was u i would go get a 55 gallon plastic tub thing there for holding cloths and stuff storge and that
i know many people that have there turtles in these and they are very happy or u could let him go ur Choice

[Lisa]

The plastic tub sounds like a great idea.... I may do that. What would be the best way to clean it? The plastic tank I have now is small enough for me to carry to the sink and dump the water.

Also, I thought he was a red eared slider but it turns out that there isn't any red on him. He actually has the same markings only they're white where the red should be. Other than that, he looks much the same.

[jamin_rb]

to clean it i would just go buy a siphon there pretty cheap and they work great

U can just add a bigger hose on it and run it to ur sink

[Lisa]

Thanks.... another question, where can I find those plastic tubs? Home Depot, or Lowes? Walmart, maybe???? I'm not too sure what they look like.

[jamin_rb]

You can probably find them at any of tho's stores just find the biggest one LOL

They are big plastic boxs kinda you will now when you see one!!

If u cant find one just ask someone if they sell plassttic tubs and most liky they will know what your talking about and then show you were they are

[jamin_rb]

O yeah And you can buy them at wal mart and u can also get a siphon there too

cuz thats where i bought my siphon!!!!

[Lisa]

Thanks a bunch... I'll go look for something this weekend. I have a vacuum for my fish tank which also siphons the water, maybe I could use that too.... the real problem I have now, is a piece of wood that he climbs on, takes up the whole tank and no room to swim! I may just stack some large rocks in the corner for him to climb.

Thanks again!

[jamin_rb]

Sounds Great

[steven24681]

I'm not sure if u should use plastic. i think u should try something like glass since it wont hurt ur turltes, since water turtles are very very sensitive of the water they live in. one of my red ear sliders got allergic or something from this plastic container i had before

and yes if u kept the turtle at home for too long it will get unused to the outdoors, but i'm not sure about ur turtle since red ear sliders are good at adapting.

good luck!

[Lisa]

Not totally sure if it's a red eared slider.... looks just like one, but there is white, where the red should be. Is that a different type of turtle all together????