MafiaAlCapone
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I plan on buying a new tub for the little guy and I plan on buying another turtle, thing is, I don't know if they will get along. Is there any turtle species that can live with a common musk in peace? Sliders? Snapping?
Even between each other? Damn, so the choices seem to be very limited I supposeDefinitely NOT a snapping turtle.
Much of that answer depends on how large of a tub we're talking about, and how it's set up. I'll defer to @Markw84 for suggestions.
I have two female three-striped mud turtles in a 40 gallon breeder tank with several inches of water in it. They've gotten along well together, for the most part, for the (almost) three years I've had them. The species is known to generally get along with each other, but the last couple weeks or so, there's been a noticeable increase in aggression in the tank. There may be some extenuating circumstances involved (one may have injured her beak), but it's a situation I'm having to deal with. So there's no guarantee that two individual turtles will get along.
When I got a coupled spotted turtles hatchlings from the same vendor a year later, he advised me NOT to put them in with the mud turtles, even after everybody reached full size. Apparently mud and musk turtles can be tail nippers.
I know keeping more than 1 turtle in a tank can be done because I've seen it, but it's tricky. You've got to do all the right things (bigger tank than you might expect which is $$$) AND you've got to be in a situation where you can keep a close eye on everyone daily.
Just out of curiosity, why do you want to add something to his tub?I plan on buying a new tub for the little guy and I plan on buying another turtle, thing is, I don't know if they will get along. Is there any turtle species that can live with a common musk in peace? Sliders? Snapping?
I'm having fun and want more! XDJust out of curiosity, why do you want to add something to his tub?
Are you just having fun and want more turtles? Maybe get a second tub instead!
Are you afraid he's lonely by himself? He's not- turtles TOLERATE each other in the wild because they have TONS OF SPACE in the great outdoors. They also attack each other, too, but we don't get to see that. You could add some fish or ghost shrimp if you don't care that he'll chase and eat them.
Do you feel he needs more stimulation? Add the right minnows and ghost shrimp to interact with him (but know that they'll likely end up being lunch!)
Are YOU finding him a little boring and would like to see a busy little aquatic community? Add fish that'll get bigger (making sure they have lot of space and lots of plants for them to hide in).
Just my two bits!