Easiest turtle or tortoise to care for?
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i am looking for a turtle or tortoise that is relatively cheap and easier to care for? does anyone have any ideas?
Answer
tortoise!!!!!
YOU decide!
****Austinsturtle.page.com' is a fantastic site for all turtles care and info.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29035692@N03/sets/72157612827773738/
Aquatic Turtles are a life long commitment. And you will spend hundreds of $$$$ if they last 37 yrs like mine!
Remember 10 gallons for every inch of turtle..
***You need a heater...set at 80 degrees. If water is cold they will stop eating!
Sliders, westerns, cooters , midland, painted, map, yellow bellied all are basically the same and require the same basic care.
They NEED calcium and protein they get it from the fish meat and the fish bones. Drop 20 or 30 or so feeder guppies or small goldfish (or minnows they maybe a bit fast for babies) at first just drop in the tank and watch them disappear in a few days! The more they eat the healthier the turtle.
. Swollen cloudy eyes comes from lack of Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes.
Plus I also feed dried cubed blood worms or tubiflex worms or pellets at least 5 times a week for my five..
They can have garden worms which I collect after a good rain and dump them un the pond, also meal worms, snails, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, slugs, tadpoles ,dragon flies and anything that moves, but only as a treat.
They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 4 to 5 times a week.
They love grapes and strawberries and squash , apples.
These turtles in captivity do not hibernate their eating may slow down some but they will not hibernate. They cannot hear or see well so they feel you coming by the vibrations each foot step take. And in the winter their appetites slow down some.
TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium that will promote better shell growth, it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it thatâs fine!!
Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB for up to 8 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow.
So they need a turtle basking dock.
Gravel larger than they can swallow, allot larger.
Their water needs to be clean otherwise they get sick easily from dirty water cause they poop allot.
You need a GREAT filter system depending on the tank in a 60 gallon my girls were in one, I used two double sided marine or penguin filtersâ¦It really helped keep it cleaner!
They will bite very very hard. Under 4" they carry a disease called 'salmonella'. So you must wash after every handling ANY size turtle.. ***And my pictures don't lie. All ages and all sizes get along as long as their is allot for swim room and plenty to eat! They can become cannibalistic if you have 2 or more turtles and a small environment. They will kill off the smallest and then fight for the tank for themselves.
Size for basic aquatic turtle is approx Body length: 5-8" is average for males, up to 12 inches max for females, but average is about 9 to 10â in captivity. Life span: 15-25+ years plus. Males have the longer front nails and are used in mating. And are considered mature at about 5 yrs old. You canât start sexing till about 3â across. Real mating happens in May through June and hatchlings within 90 days. Eggs are laid in soil. If laid in water they will die. Do not cut the males nails!!
They sleep at the bottom of rivers, streams. lakes or ponds or your tank to avoid predators like coyotes, foxes, owls, hawks, possums, raccoons and even some wide mouth bass and us humans.
***Some sicknesses they get easily Like shell its actual holes rotting through the shell.
Respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, vomiting, blowing bubbles from their nose. .
Fungus white cotton patches on their skin, treat by adding a 1/4 of a cup of aquarium salt per 5 gallons to irritate and hopefully kill fungus. The addition of sulfa drugs such as those sold at pet stores under the name "Dr. Turtle".
'Austinsturtle.page.com' is a fantastic site for all turtles care and info.
I have been blessed with 2 slider girls that will be 37 yrs old next month! Plus 3 males ages 9, 5, 3 yrs old.
tortoise!!!!!
YOU decide!
****Austinsturtle.page.com' is a fantastic site for all turtles care and info.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29035692@N03/sets/72157612827773738/
Aquatic Turtles are a life long commitment. And you will spend hundreds of $$$$ if they last 37 yrs like mine!
Remember 10 gallons for every inch of turtle..
***You need a heater...set at 80 degrees. If water is cold they will stop eating!
Sliders, westerns, cooters , midland, painted, map, yellow bellied all are basically the same and require the same basic care.
They NEED calcium and protein they get it from the fish meat and the fish bones. Drop 20 or 30 or so feeder guppies or small goldfish (or minnows they maybe a bit fast for babies) at first just drop in the tank and watch them disappear in a few days! The more they eat the healthier the turtle.
. Swollen cloudy eyes comes from lack of Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes.
Plus I also feed dried cubed blood worms or tubiflex worms or pellets at least 5 times a week for my five..
They can have garden worms which I collect after a good rain and dump them un the pond, also meal worms, snails, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, slugs, tadpoles ,dragon flies and anything that moves, but only as a treat.
They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 4 to 5 times a week.
They love grapes and strawberries and squash , apples.
These turtles in captivity do not hibernate their eating may slow down some but they will not hibernate. They cannot hear or see well so they feel you coming by the vibrations each foot step take. And in the winter their appetites slow down some.
TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium that will promote better shell growth, it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it thatâs fine!!
Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB for up to 8 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow.
So they need a turtle basking dock.
Gravel larger than they can swallow, allot larger.
Their water needs to be clean otherwise they get sick easily from dirty water cause they poop allot.
You need a GREAT filter system depending on the tank in a 60 gallon my girls were in one, I used two double sided marine or penguin filtersâ¦It really helped keep it cleaner!
They will bite very very hard. Under 4" they carry a disease called 'salmonella'. So you must wash after every handling ANY size turtle.. ***And my pictures don't lie. All ages and all sizes get along as long as their is allot for swim room and plenty to eat! They can become cannibalistic if you have 2 or more turtles and a small environment. They will kill off the smallest and then fight for the tank for themselves.
Size for basic aquatic turtle is approx Body length: 5-8" is average for males, up to 12 inches max for females, but average is about 9 to 10â in captivity. Life span: 15-25+ years plus. Males have the longer front nails and are used in mating. And are considered mature at about 5 yrs old. You canât start sexing till about 3â across. Real mating happens in May through June and hatchlings within 90 days. Eggs are laid in soil. If laid in water they will die. Do not cut the males nails!!
They sleep at the bottom of rivers, streams. lakes or ponds or your tank to avoid predators like coyotes, foxes, owls, hawks, possums, raccoons and even some wide mouth bass and us humans.
***Some sicknesses they get easily Like shell its actual holes rotting through the shell.
Respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, vomiting, blowing bubbles from their nose. .
Fungus white cotton patches on their skin, treat by adding a 1/4 of a cup of aquarium salt per 5 gallons to irritate and hopefully kill fungus. The addition of sulfa drugs such as those sold at pet stores under the name "Dr. Turtle".
'Austinsturtle.page.com' is a fantastic site for all turtles care and info.
I have been blessed with 2 slider girls that will be 37 yrs old next month! Plus 3 males ages 9, 5, 3 yrs old.
Still getting pimples after lots of care?
Gravy Baby
I'm a 15 year old boy boy, and I just recently started like caring for my skin (because I'm going out more often). I recently started doing things which should prevent pimples like:
⢠Started washing my face in the shower
⢠Moisturizing
⢠Changing my pillow cases more often
⢠Washing my face with warm water and cleaning it twice a day
⢠Having showers every morning and sometimes at night
⢠Using baking soda + water OR cleanser to exfoliate skin
YET I'm getting the most pimples I've ever had in my life! They keep coming back when one goes down and it's ONLY around the nose, chin, mouth area. I've always got about 2-3 big pimples (The ones that develop white heads)
I'm probably the most hygienic teenage boy in my school lol. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I really want to clear my face. Any home made remedies recommended to clean my face/exfoliate BECAUSE I CAN'T BUY skin care products.
I'm only limited to my mums moisturizer and her 'dirt removing' cleanser.
Answer
Make sure your not spreading whatever is coming out of the pimples on your face, that could be a reason they keep showing up. It's good that you have taken the steps to keeping your face clean, now what you need to do is start eating and drinking healthy stuff for your skin. Here are some examples:
Foods:
-Low Fat Yogurt
-Berries (Strawberry, Blackberries, Blueberries etc.)
-Mangoes
-Walnuts and Almonds
-Avocados
Not saying this is the only thing you should eat, but try to include these items in your diet.
Liquids/Drinks:
-Water
-Green Tea
There is much more but these are essential.
Water is a must. Atleast 5-8 cups a day will keep your skin fresh and rejuvenated!
The problem may also be that you are maturing and going through puberty. Everyone gets pimples, it's a part of life. Soon enough with all of the effort you are putting in, your pimples should soon go away. Keep doing everything you are doing know along with some of the tips I gave you. Good luck and hoped this helped!
Make sure your not spreading whatever is coming out of the pimples on your face, that could be a reason they keep showing up. It's good that you have taken the steps to keeping your face clean, now what you need to do is start eating and drinking healthy stuff for your skin. Here are some examples:
Foods:
-Low Fat Yogurt
-Berries (Strawberry, Blackberries, Blueberries etc.)
-Mangoes
-Walnuts and Almonds
-Avocados
Not saying this is the only thing you should eat, but try to include these items in your diet.
Liquids/Drinks:
-Water
-Green Tea
There is much more but these are essential.
Water is a must. Atleast 5-8 cups a day will keep your skin fresh and rejuvenated!
The problem may also be that you are maturing and going through puberty. Everyone gets pimples, it's a part of life. Soon enough with all of the effort you are putting in, your pimples should soon go away. Keep doing everything you are doing know along with some of the tips I gave you. Good luck and hoped this helped!
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