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Toddrickfl1

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How easy is it to keep a turtle? And can you get miniture sized ones? By that i mean one that stays smaller even as an adult?
Well the most obvious is they need water lol. You have to have really good filtration too. They pee and poo in their home ya know, and there really messy compared to fish and they have to have land or a place to get out of the water to dry themselves. It's not to much harder compared to tortoises, just maintaining there enclosure every few weeks. There are some species that stay smaller like 4-6", but no miniature ones I know of. Also most are like tortoises they need to be housed alone once they become mature unless you have a larger enclosure, like a pond. Mud and musk turtles like the one Jacques @Moozillion has are the most common ones that stay smaller over here, but don't know about their accessibility over on your side of the world. My 4 juveniles are sliders and about Yr and a half. I'm going to be building a pond in my basement very soon for them. I wouldn't recommend sliders for beginners because they get large up to 12" and need a lot of space eventually.
 

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Well the most obvious is they need water lol. You have to have really good filtration too. They pee and poo in their home ya know, and there really messy compared to fish and they have to have land or a place to get out of the water to dry themselves. It's not to much harder compared to tortoises, just maintaining there enclosure every few weeks. There are some species that stay smaller like 4-6", but no miniature ones I know of. Also most are like tortoises they need to be housed alone once they become mature unless you have a larger enclosure, like a pond. Mud and musk turtles like the one Jacques @Moozillion has are the most common ones that stay smaller over here, but don't know about their accessibility over on your side of the world. My 4 juveniles are sliders and about Yr and a half. I'm going to be building a pond in my basement very soon for them. I wouldn't recommend sliders for beginners because they get large up to 12" and need a lot of space eventually.
Cool. Thanks.
 

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G’evening to half of the CDR..

How our Sully spends most of his time...just watching time go by. Watching the grass grow. Watching additional food stuffs being added to his area...grape leaves, rose of sharon, corn husks, grass clippings, banana leaves, squash blossoms, etc.

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I'm going to go out for a walk....
On second thought, Na I think I'll just sit right here :D
 

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Can someone tell me how do I put the pictures in the comment like this instead of as attached files at the bottom you have to click to open?
If you use the app it does it automatically.

In the website, you upload the picture as a file and then press the “Full Image” button
 

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