Wow mud turtle that's a terrible name for such a cute little guy ?. The pet store named him Squirtle so I'll just call him that until my son settles on a permanent name. Which will no doubt be after a dinosaur. Thank you for the resource I definitely need to read up!
I was planning on a red ear slider because that's what the pet stores usually have. When the staff there told me they had a sideneck for adoption but nothing for sale I asked if the equipment I got would work and they said it would. I just found a big rock outside so once it warms up a bit I'll...
So I have a 40 gallon tank, heat basking lamp and UVB lamp (one of those where both bulbs go in one lamp), a floating turtle doc, a tank filter and the heater. Was hoping to wait until Sunday to set it all up because if I do it now my son will see it (it's going in his room). At the same time I...
Ok so I'm completely new to turtles. I've been doing aquariums for many years and it didn't seem like too big of a leap, but there are definitely some things I need to learn.
My son turns 8 on Sunday and has been begging for a turtle. Decided to get him one. I ordered all the equipment needed...