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I just traded for a very small pair (hope they are male-fem), anybody have experience with them? Habitat suggestions? Diet suggetions?
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Have they been kept in fresh or brackish water? They are good swimmers so need a lot of space to swim. Also like to bask so make sure you have a good basking spot. They need a varied diet which can be a combination of prepared food(pellets), live food(fish, shrimp, snails, etc.) and fresh veggies such as spring mix.
Why is this in sea turtles??? It should be in the Water Turtles section.
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They have been kept in fresh water so far, can they be kept in salt water as long as I give them daily FW?
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If you repost this in the Water Turtles section more keepers will help you. Besides, this isn't the right place to put it anyways.
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If they have been kept in fresh water so far I would recommend keeping them in freshwater as it will likely be easier to maintain, just make sure you keep the water clean as they can be prone to skin infections.
If they have been raised in FW, do not put them in salt water. Continue to keep them in fresh.
I keep my single male in a 75 gallon aquarium with an above tank basking area, which allows me to use 99% of the tank as water volume. I feed him an assortment of things - the occasional bit of greens, fresh fish such as catfish or salmon, scallops, krill pellets, trout pellets, all kinds of things.
I keep my single male in a 75 gallon aquarium with an above tank basking area, which allows me to use 99% of the tank as water volume. I feed him an assortment of things - the occasional bit of greens, fresh fish such as catfish or salmon, scallops, krill pellets, trout pellets, all kinds of things.
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Lucky u 
they're my favorite type of turtle pretty much the same type of care as u would with most other turtles basking area heat lamp UVB lamb good size aquarium clean water and a healthy diet they like a variety of food I feed mine mazuri pellets krill ham turkey shrimp chicken I offer lettuce and they nibble at it but dnt pay much attention to it quite yet
heres a pic of 1 of mine ^^
they're my favorite type of turtle pretty much the same type of care as u would with most other turtles basking area heat lamp UVB lamb good size aquarium clean water and a healthy diet they like a variety of food I feed mine mazuri pellets krill ham turkey shrimp chicken I offer lettuce and they nibble at it but dnt pay much attention to it quite yet heres a pic of 1 of mine ^^
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I was thinking a section of my saltwater systems refugium would be cool, but if you cannot acclimate them to a different salinity I will make them their own digs.
Thanks for the advise, I am working on a better enclosure tonight, thats a great pic Jonathan!!!
Thanks for the advise, I am working on a better enclosure tonight, thats a great pic Jonathan!!!
Although they are occasionally found in full sea water, I am sure that it is only due to short forays into deeper water searching for food, and I highly doubt that they could survive long term in full strength sea water. I would strongly suggest a dedicated habitat just for the Diamondbacks.
Kristina and Jacqui knows about these too - http://www.turtletary.com/specials.htm .. ( "refresh" first )
Might give you some ideas...
Might give you some ideas...
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That site gots some nice pics and info just wish the owner didn't have to put his religion on all the pages =p
just wish the owner didn't have to put his religion on all the pages =p
i really wanna get some of these
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