Giving My Turtles a Better Habitat
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:17 pm
Hi, I have two red-eared sliders named Bobby and Squirt. Bobby has been living with me for three years, and Squirt for about one or two. Bobby was found by my dad in the wild, I think? And Squirt was given to me since a friend couldn't care for him/her anymore. Squirt's previous living condition was pretty horrible, which was a tank that's smaller than a 20 gallon tank, but their current living condition is no better. Their current tank is a 20 gallon tank, and they have a filter that sticks onto the glass. They have a small basking spot with a small heating lamp, and doesn't have a UVB light.
Over the past few years I've saved quite a bit of money, so I think I'm able to finally buy them a 40 gallon tank with a better filter, and I can buy them a UVB light and other necessities. Even though I'm preparing to buy a whole new tank for them and other things, I still feel like I'm missing something? I know I might not get everything right away, and I might need to wait until Christmas to get more money but I want to make sure that my turtles are healthy and that they're getting the proper attention that they need (since my parents and brothers don't care about them).
Even though I've had these turtles for so long, I've never really done actual in-depth research about them until one and a half years ago. I know that what I've been doing is wrong, so please forgive me for letting them live this way.
Is there anything else I need to give them? Am I getting the wrong size for them? What kind of filter should I get?? While I feel like I'm on the right track, I feel like I'm kind of lost. I don't even know the genders of my turtles... I also want to know if they're healthy, so if there's any advice on what to look for or whatnot, please let me know.
Today I was cleaning their tank, along with the rocks and filter that they had so they're in a temporary tank (the smaller one that my friend had Squirt in, I don't know what else to put them in).
Over the past few years I've saved quite a bit of money, so I think I'm able to finally buy them a 40 gallon tank with a better filter, and I can buy them a UVB light and other necessities. Even though I'm preparing to buy a whole new tank for them and other things, I still feel like I'm missing something? I know I might not get everything right away, and I might need to wait until Christmas to get more money but I want to make sure that my turtles are healthy and that they're getting the proper attention that they need (since my parents and brothers don't care about them).
Even though I've had these turtles for so long, I've never really done actual in-depth research about them until one and a half years ago. I know that what I've been doing is wrong, so please forgive me for letting them live this way.
Is there anything else I need to give them? Am I getting the wrong size for them? What kind of filter should I get?? While I feel like I'm on the right track, I feel like I'm kind of lost. I don't even know the genders of my turtles... I also want to know if they're healthy, so if there's any advice on what to look for or whatnot, please let me know.
Today I was cleaning their tank, along with the rocks and filter that they had so they're in a temporary tank (the smaller one that my friend had Squirt in, I don't know what else to put them in).