My New RES Turtle!

[oXoJMGoXo]

Hello Everyone! I Just Got A New Turtle Friday At The Fair, He/She Is Approx. 4-5 Inches & Is In A 20.5 In Tank. I Have A Basking Rock Area From Real Rocks. I Was Told This Would Hurt His/Her Plastron??? Also, I Need To Make An OUt Door Enclosure, And I Don't Know Where To Start! Also, I'm On A Tightish Budget, So Any Tips Would Be GREATLY Appreciated!!!

-Is My Tank Safe Enough So Far For Him/Her??
-Any Tips/Ideas For An Outdoor Enclosure??
-Any Ideas For A Name, Or Helping Determine If It's A He/She???
-Any Tips For The Enclosure???

-Has Basking Rock
-Has Water To Swim, I Keep It Clean And Warm.
-I'm Currently Trying To Get Him/Her To Eat, And Tips??
-Have Thermometer To Measure Temp Of Water.

 

[oXoJMGoXo]

New User!


Hey Everyone! I'm New Here, And Well I Just Got A New Red Eared Slider Turtle Friday At The Fair. I've Never Owned A Turtle Before, So I Really Could Use Some Help!
-What Do You Think Of His/Her Enclosure???
-Turtle Is 4 Inches, Tank Is 20.5 Inches, Big Enough??
-Basking Area Is Real Rocks, Is That Going To Hurt His/Her Plastron???
-Thermometer Says The Temp Is 75 Degrees F, Which Is Nice, He/She Likes It!
- Still Won't Eat, I'm Guessing She/He's Still Adjusting???
-I Need An Outdoor Enclosure, Any Tips!?!
-Any Tips On The Indoor Enclosure??
-Any Feeding Tips??
-Any Name Ideas???
I Can't Wait For Some Replies And Friends..

 

[Jacqui]

Hi and welcome! How warm is your water? What have you been feeding? For outside how about a large sized children's wading pool for starters? Or go onto Freecycle (or the like) and see if anybody has an old horse or sheep water tank. Even a preformed fish pool.

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Okay, I merged your two threads into one for you.

 

[wellington]

Check put this site to sex your RES. http://www.redearslider.com/determining_sex.html

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome, oXoJMGoXo!!

The rocks aren't going to hurt your turtle, but the tank is a bit on the small side for a turtle that size.

I take in a lot of rescues and what I use outside is a large horse trough. I like the black rubber-like ones. I don't use rocks or substrate, because I have to clean it out when it gets dirty - no filter. If you have a filter, then you won't need to clean it out so often.

 

[turtleluv88]

Definitely agree that you need a larger indoor enclosure with a water heater. Is the light that your using a basking light and if so how warm does it get in the basking spot?