Weekly water changes help. Once a week drain half the water and fill it back up. Turtles produce a lot of waste. Painted turtles are omnivores, eating aquatic plants, crustaceans, carrion occasionally, commercial diet, minnows and fish, snails, shrimp, clams, etc. Aquatic plants also help to filter the water. They thrive off the turtles waste.Your turtle seems too small to sex at the moment. Also make sure the water is kept at an appropriate temperature. Around 84 degrees so about 29 celcius. This keeps the turtles appetite up. And a basking area of 90
Great thanks for the info and picture,. When comes to aquatic plants, we have ferns mostly available here, and water lettuce, pothos, lemon grass. And is all the aquatic plants edible to use inside tank ? How about the tank size is it lookin good enough for now ? Please update which one of the online packed food can be given...Weekly water changes help. Once a week drain half the water and fill it back up. Turtles produce a lot of waste. Painted turtles are omnivores, eating aquatic plants, crustaceans, carrion occasionally, commercial diet, minnows and fish, snails, shrimp, clams, etc. Aquatic plants also help to filter the water. They thrive off the turtles waste.Your turtle seems too small to sex at the moment. Also make sure the water is kept at an appropriate temperature. Around 84 degrees so about 29 celcius. This keeps the turtles appetite up. And a basking area of 90
I'm not sure about pathos, but the others are fine. The tank is suitable for now with a basking spot, but of course you'll have to upgrade. A pond would be even better. I also failed to mention the importance of a filter, but the plants do act as a filter, you'd just have to be consistent with water changes. As far as commercial food I recommend mazuri turtle and tortoise chow. They can eat both as well as the croc chow, but feed pellets sparingly, as natural foods are much better. The pellets help get nutrients that may be missed in a natural diet.Great thanks for the info and picture,. When comes to aquatic plants, we have ferns mostly available here, and water lettuce, pothos, lemon grass. And is all the aquatic plants edible to use inside tank ? How about the tank size is it lookin good enough for now ? Please update which one of the online packed food can be given...