Baby turtle update

[Snake lover 3-25]

Cassie, the baby turtle, is growing and doing fine.... and my aunt decided to get a puppie in stead of a turtle so it seems like she may be with us for a while yet...... and i was wondering...... i feed her once or twice a day but we go away alot...... my parents have taken every friday of the summer off meaning that we will go to our camp for 3 days every week........ so what should i do....... should i just put a bunch of food in b4 i leave and feed her alot when i return??????? idk what to do......... and i'm thinking about keeping her.......

[Charlet_2007]

turtles are just like any reptile they dont have to eat everyday but since this one is small it's nice to have food out every day for once a day.. heres what you do lol you can ship it to me lol.. i have 6 water turtles one i hatched myself.. were going camping next week for a whole week we plan on finding ALOTS and i mean lots of a baby turtles.. most we've found is 17 at one time.. So We'll take lots of pics and I'll post them on here.. we're also going garter hunting.. we may came back with a water snake or 2.. So if any one is wanting something let me know.. I live in Missouri and I've called the conservation dept. they said I can basically do what ever i want but it's only June and September you can do this.. I guess it's to keep the population down...

[Snake lover 3-25]

thanks!!! can you feed a turtle mouse legs?????

[el lobo]

A varied diet is definitely a must. if he won't take other foods, you can try senting it with the fish...Cage size if fine, but make sure you get it a light that gives off plenty of UVB. A stunted reptile ISN'T likely to live long, and IS VERY likely to develop health problems. I would also consider giving it some more swimming space. I have a young snapper, and he spends all of his time on the tank bottom. He has not used his land YET. with more water, it will be easier for it to hunt.

[Snake lover 3-25]

ok thanks... i'm going to get it a 10 gal soon.... but he also loves to spent time under the floating dock.... he eats other things.... but the feet always fall off my ft pinkise so i just wanted to feed them to something and now i can!!! thanks!!!

[Jenlang_79]

so i kept that turtle that i found sun april 26 it is sooooo cute!!! so my mom loves it but not it's smell...

I had one of those..a baby painter..same size. I found it in the woods with my girls about four years ago (One of my girls was in a foward baby carrier..ya know the kind you put on like a backpack except in the front, she was like 2 months old). So I thought..why not take it home..it is the cutest thing I have ever seen...LOL! So yea...I brought it home and that tiny little thing STUNK up my whole living room!! I changed the dang things water and cleaned the cage like every day..I purchased the most powerful filter I could find...and NO LUCK...so..since my daughters at that time were 2 and a newborn...I could not keep up with it...LOL!! I finally let it go. Kudo's to all of you that keep turtles..I respect your devotion!! Very cute though!!! I am so happy for you that you get to keep it!! That would be cruel for someone to let you raise it for awhile and then make you give it away!! Water snakes...I have been searching for some of those..I live in Minnesota and they are not that abundant..but they do exist here..before I die it is my goal to see all 14 ( I believe it is 14, might be a little less because there is a rattler they say lives here but has not been recorded here in like 100 years..so who knows..lol!) types of snakes!!!

[Jenlang_79]

I mean 14 types of snakes in minnesota..I know there are more in the world...lol!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

Yeah she's a cutie!!! what did you feed yours?????? that's prob. what smelled...... i changed her food and now you can't even tell!!!!

[stonyloam]

Shanley: Be prepared for the long haul. A friend of mine has a painted turtle that was purchased in a Grant's department store for $.35 in 1956. That's right it turns 52 this year. Probably older than your parents. Take good care of it and you can give it to your grandchildren.

[Jenlang_79]

I fed it turtle food, fish, worms, and shrimp. Yea...very well could have been what smelled:-). Glad you took care of that problem!!