What other turtles would most likely cohabit well with stinkpots in a community tank?
Community tank?
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How many stinkers do you have or are you thinking of keeping?
Community tanks can be like medications. Even though things "should" work, sometimes, without any contraindications, when everything seems like it should all fit together seamlessly, it can be a mess. I would never want to prescribe meds to people for this reason.
You can, however, try to stack the deck in your favor with this turtle stuff. i am sure you have heard a million times, the importance of having a bunch of space, sight breaks, hides, multiple basking spots, etc. for community tanks. If you do have all, or some of those things, you could be well on your way. Russ Gurley, in his "Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles," describes Sternotherus and Kinosternon as the cleanup crew for other species. Just add them to a Slider pond and they will eat fallen food, missed by other turtles.
It's not quite that easy though. These guys don't swim well, so in a tank, communities become tough. These guys need either a sloped bank or water that is full of branches and the like so they can rest near the surface and climb/walk their way to the top. It is tough to provide this for a pond species and for a mud/musk species.
Are there other turtle species you are interested in keeping with the odorous? Perhaps if you describe what your potential plans are even generally, we will be able to help you think things through.
Good luck!
Ant
Community tanks can be like medications. Even though things "should" work, sometimes, without any contraindications, when everything seems like it should all fit together seamlessly, it can be a mess. I would never want to prescribe meds to people for this reason.
You can, however, try to stack the deck in your favor with this turtle stuff. i am sure you have heard a million times, the importance of having a bunch of space, sight breaks, hides, multiple basking spots, etc. for community tanks. If you do have all, or some of those things, you could be well on your way. Russ Gurley, in his "Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles," describes Sternotherus and Kinosternon as the cleanup crew for other species. Just add them to a Slider pond and they will eat fallen food, missed by other turtles.
It's not quite that easy though. These guys don't swim well, so in a tank, communities become tough. These guys need either a sloped bank or water that is full of branches and the like so they can rest near the surface and climb/walk their way to the top. It is tough to provide this for a pond species and for a mud/musk species.
Are there other turtle species you are interested in keeping with the odorous? Perhaps if you describe what your potential plans are even generally, we will be able to help you think things through.
Good luck!
Ant
I won't be getting any for at least a couple more years- I just like to research, ponder, dream and chew on things a good while before I actually take the plunge.
I an currently considering a large indoor aquarium. I imagine having it full of plants and feeder creatures for the turtles: guppies, ghost shrimp etc. I was also considering Razorback Musk, but am not sure how they would do with Stinkpots.
I an currently considering a large indoor aquarium. I imagine having it full of plants and feeder creatures for the turtles: guppies, ghost shrimp etc. I was also considering Razorback Musk, but am not sure how they would do with Stinkpots.
Got it. I would personally be willing to keep a few Sternotherus or Kinosternon species in with the Stinkpots. Sthinkpots get even bigger than Kinosternon baurii and Kinosternon subrubrum. They all could do well in an aquarium with many resting, hiding, and climbing places like you mention.
Look at Kinosternon baurii and Kinosternon subrubrum. They are pretty, hardy, and extremely small.
Look at Kinosternon baurii and Kinosternon subrubrum. They are pretty, hardy, and extremely small.
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Everything will be fine with Stinkpots provided there isn't a large size difference. The Stinkpots natural range is so large that they coexist with practically everything naturally lol
Thanks bunches, guys!!! 
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