Care For Terrapins
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I just got 2 terrapins, so how do i care fer them?
and how do I..
>>See their gender
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tot u shd have done the research BEFORE u go get them?
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prezzieOriginally posted by FireIce:tot u shd have done the research BEFORE u go get them?
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Are they green in colour? Male ones are greener than the females, but sometimes if the female is expecting babies, she will be greener than the males.
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Put them in a small fish tank. Put a piece of rock in the middle for them to climb on. Fill the water about 2 to 3cm. Remember to feed them. Change the water when it turns dirty. For gender, turn over and look at the base of their shell. Round ones means its a female.Originally posted by kenn3th:I just got 2 terrapins, so how do i care fer them?
and how do I..
>>See their gender
>>Their living environment -
Originally posted by ditzy:Are they green in colour? Male ones are greener than the females, but sometimes if the female is expecting babies, she will be greener than the males. yea, i have a male and female. One is leaf green and the other is of a lighter shade
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they are quite small, so what should i do? 1cm water? now they are sleepingOriginally posted by Manager433:Put them in a small fish tank. Put a piece of rock in the middle for them to climb on. Fill the water about 2 to 3cm. Remember to feed them. Change the water when it turns dirty. For gender, turn over and look at the base of their shell. Round ones means its a female.
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dude.. google is your friend...
seriously... there are there are many sites out there which will teach you comprehensively how to look after them..
but MOST OF ALL, never go throw them away.. they are NOT indigenous here.. and will cause a lot of problems to the local flora and fauna -
Take good care of them. They can live very long. My pair of males(they fight so i seperate them) are 14 years old.
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x2Originally posted by the Bear:dude.. google is your friend...
seriously... there are there are many sites out there which will teach you comprehensively how to look after them..
but MOST OF ALL, never go throw them away.. they are NOT indigenous here.. and will cause a lot of problems to the local flora and fauna
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesturtles/a/reslidercare.htm
DO NOT release or throw them away because terrapins are aggressive and they destroy the local fauna -
Originally posted by elindra:x2
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesturtles/a/reslidercare.htm
DO NOT release or throw them away because terrapins are aggressive and they destroy the local fauna I let go one nong ago @ Kallang River. -
laugh some more
do you know that stupid and ignorant actions like that have caused the extinction of so many species in the world?Originally posted by Manager433: I let go one nong ago @ Kallang River. -
aww, they are now sleeping with their eyes closed
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do i need to let them bask under the sun light or a spot light?Originally posted by CM06:Take good care of them. They can live very long. My pair of males(they fight so i seperate them) are 14 years old. -
Just under the sun will doOriginally posted by kenn3th:do i need to let them bask under the sun light or a spot light?
That is for vit D3 production
Pls feed them cuttlefish bone for calcium too
That is for shell development -
a bit of sunlight will do, not direct though, else next time all black blackOriginally posted by kenn3th:do i need to let them bask under the sun light or a spot light?
i feed my terrapin pellet food and blood worm... quite fierce.. i dont dare to touch it
i put it, alone, in a large glass tank (about 1mx45cm) with about 5cm water.
feed it once a day
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This one ish a Pig Nose Turtle wor!Originally posted by 105090:a bit of sunlight will do, not direct though, else next time all black black
i feed my terrapin pellet food and blood worm... quite fierce.. i dont dare to touch it
i put it, alone, in a large glass tank (about 1mx45cm) with about 5cm water.
feed it once a day -
http://www.redearslider.com/
this is an excellent site. Take care of them .I used to have 6. Up to now, left 1 only. The other 5 died eventhought i took real gd care of them .The remaining one has been wif me for 15 years. -
omg the terrapin looks freaky
few days ago when it was drizzling, i saw a terrapin crawling around on the grass patch on the right side of the road in bukit timah, beside the canal -
good webby..Originally posted by ironpeasant:http://www.redearslider.com/
this is an excellent site. Take care of them .I used to have 6. Up to now, left 1 only. The other 5 died eventhought i took real gd care of them .The remaining one has been wif me for 15 years.
i oso have one turtle...fcuking noisy sometimes.. -
I didn't know that there is a phimosis version of terrapin also. Looks disgusting.
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ouh? they can make noises ar?Originally posted by R3SsH|n:good webby..
i oso have one turtle...fcuking noisy sometimes.. -
are u sure ready for the commitment?
if not please give it to someone else.
they can grow into very big..
i had one...started from a 4cm baby..now like ... 40 - 50 cm...
wonder why he didnt bite me..
:p
they love fish and prawns...especially live one...but buy prawns la..very...sad to see fish kena eat
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This is not a terrapin nor a pig nose laOriginally posted by 105090:a bit of sunlight will do, not direct though, else next time all black black
i feed my terrapin pellet food and blood worm... quite fierce.. i dont dare to touch it
i put it, alone, in a large glass tank (about 1mx45cm) with about 5cm water.
feed it once a day
It's a soft shell turtle