Good Afternoon all Turtle lovers! I have 6 Red Eared Sliders, 2 Yellow Bellied Sliders-1 of which I have had for over 30 years, and 1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle! I...
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Hi all. I've made up a test recipie of food for my box turtle. Please let me know your comments 1/4 canteloupe or other fruit 3 hardboiled eggs with shells 1...
That sounds like it might be okay as a supplement. I'll see if I can look up the old recipes I have. I've found it to be a pretty decent combination to put...
If anyone has this weekend available to come over and help break down habitats and pack, I'd deeply appreciate it and try to feed you. :) My mother-in-law...
I bought a turtle from Sugar Land Petco yesterday. I couldn't help myself. I used to work there and I quit around January 04. This turtle was there when I...
So you are in the same boat as me. I put a pic in the photo section if you want to look. She has a pretty deformed shell. We still have a plan to build a...
Currently, she's in a big aquarium with a haul out area. I'll be building her an enclosure with a small pond at the new place in a couple of weeks. tony ... ...
A co-worker just related a horrific story. If you are squeamish, stop reading now. . . . . . .. . . . . . This co-worker lives in Sugarland, apparently one...
I think you should just give me the address, I'll go beat some sense into them myself! Not to be racist, but were these people Asian? I remember when I was ...
If anyone knows..... I was wondering if I could keep my sliders outdoors in the winter while they are in a 300 gallon stock tank. If so, would I need a heater?...
If you are going to let them hibernate, you will only need a heater if there is going to be a hard freeze. As long as the surface of the water doesn't freeze...
I have 8 sliders in New Orleans, LA. I have kept my sliders for the past 2-3 years outside in a plastic Wal Mart pool. When it does go to freezing, it ...
It is scientific fact that red eared sliders in the upper part of the US can survive in sub zero temp, even freeze and come back to life. I have seen this on...
They are all healthy, but should I hibernate them, if I don't want to breed them? The specific turtles that will be in the tank are, a RES, False Map, YBS, &...
Honestly, for me hibernating RES is a convenience. That's a lot less food and electricity than keeping them up. ;) This year we are going to hibernate every...
What about the mud turtles? I have a 3 striped mud, and a red cheeked mud. Should I let them hiberntae too? I can put them in a waterland tub so they have a...
Most of my box turtles will be hibernating this winter, except for the easterns I got that were sick. I don't need to worry about them though. I am still not...
If Dr. White said that it's okay, it's probably okay. He has more knowledge from experience than I have from reading books, and tons more than I have from ...
We're hibernating all our adult muds. tony ... ===== Tony and Judy Simmons turtleranchhoncho@... http://www.theturtleranch.com Some people can tell what...
I always know when the weather is going to change. My red-ear comes in the back door, goes down the hall and gets under my bed until it warms up again. If I...
Does any one live in the Spring area that is knowledgeale about turtles????? I am off Louetta and Kuyendahl and was wondering if there was anyone in this...
Hi Carolyn, I live in Spring in the Bridgstone Sub. on FM2920. I'm more of a Tortoise and Box Turtle guy. Don't know alot about aquatics. What kind of...
Hello all, we have been going crazy the last few months, my grandmother passed away and my son had his first seizure...among the rest of the joys of being mom,...
