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Do you live by any water (river, lake etc.,) if not any turtle that is water based will eventually dry up and die. Someone might have just ditched it.

I've had a Red Ear Slider since he was the size of a quarter; he's now about the size of my arm... lol they get large and they live a very long time.

If you don't live by any water please pick him up and release him in some. Or take him into the local animal shelter.

If you aren't able to do any of those send me a picture of it. I have a large 80 gallon aquarium which my RES lives in, I might be able to introduce them together.

alamshahid wrote:

I used to have 2 RES too! They both grew to the size of my outstretched hand, and had insatiable appetites as well as generated high amounts of waste. I bet yours keeps you busy in terms of cleaning like they did for me.

Hahaha yeah incredible amounts of waste; which is why I tell people who tell me they want to get an RES not too. Its a major commitment that people make without knowing all the facts. I've got a fluval 505 and two smaller intank fluvals. I've also got a bunch of algae feeding fish and snails which help keep the glass clear.

alamshahid wrote:

Cool! Good on you for sticking with them. They often ate their own pooh if they happened to lay a turd (I think as a way to digest their food a second time), which helped some, but I had 2 of mine in a 25 gallon tank with water half-full, and ran an Aquaclear 300 (filtered 300 gallons per hour) where I would clean the filter every other week and change the water once a month. That filter was actually really good and always kept the water crystal-clear. I'm surprised you have plecos and snails, because my turtles would have tried to eat them. I used to feed my turtles feeder goldfish as a treat, though the only PITA with that were the scales of the eaten fish that would scatter into the water. I actually used to be really mean; from my fish tank, if I got bored of a fish I owned, like say a Siamese fighting fish (aka a Betta), once an albino cory (a scavenger), or if I suspect a fish was very ill, I used to feed them to my turtles to contribute to the food chain. :oops:

Author:	H&R [ Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Anyone missing a turtle ?
Found a little fella crossing the street across the Philbrook & Yates area. If it belongs to someone, please call me ASAP at 647 500 7011 or if someone knows what to feed the little guy. He`s about 6 inches in length.......

Author:	H&R [ Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Anyone missing a turtle
Found a little fella crossing the street across the Philbrook & Yates area. If it belongs to someone, please call me ASAP at 647 500 7011 or if someone knows what to feed the little guy. He`s about 6 inches in length.......?

Author:	daycaremom [ Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:51 pm ]
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What kind of turtle?

Author:	H&R [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:21 am ]
Post subject:	Turtle
Thank you for your responses DayCareMom and Tim. He was the red/brown kind and had some damage to his left front foot. We fed him some greens and after researching the internet, we fed him some meat and placed him in the grassy area behind our home. Hope he finds the rest of his family soon....

Author:	CPVIPER [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:02 am ]
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Doe he answer to Fred?? we sent Fred loose when i was a kid...maybe he followed me to Milton.

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Author:	alamshahid [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:24 pm ]
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Do you live by any water (river, lake etc.,) if not any turtle that is water based will eventually dry up and die. Someone might have just ditched it. I've had a Red Ear Slider since he was the size of a quarter; he's now about the size of my arm... lol they get large and they live a very long time. If you don't live by any water please pick him up and release him in some. Or take him into the local animal shelter. If you aren't able to do any of those send me a picture of it. I have a large 80 gallon aquarium which my RES lives in, I might be able to introduce them together.

Author:	H&R [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:15 pm ]
Post subject:	Turtle
Hello Alamshahid, we placed him in the grass patch behind our house and hopefully he'll be safe there. Haven't seen him since yesterday so I assume he's gone...thanks anyway.

Author:	AlphaMale [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:57 pm ]
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alamshahid wrote: Do you live by any water (river, lake etc.,) if not any turtle that is water based will eventually dry up and die. Someone might have just ditched it. I've had a Red Ear Slider since he was the size of a quarter; he's now about the size of my arm... lol they get large and they live a very long time. If you don't live by any water please pick him up and release him in some. Or take him into the local animal shelter. If you aren't able to do any of those send me a picture of it. I have a large 80 gallon aquarium which my RES lives in, I might be able to introduce them together. I used to have 2 RES too! They both grew to the size of my outstretched hand, and had insatiable appetites as well as generated high amounts of waste. I bet yours keeps you busy in terms of cleaning like they did for me.

Author:	alamshahid [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:31 pm ]
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AlphaMale wrote: alamshahid wrote: Do you live by any water (river, lake etc.,) if not any turtle that is water based will eventually dry up and die. Someone might have just ditched it. I've had a Red Ear Slider since he was the size of a quarter; he's now about the size of my arm... lol they get large and they live a very long time. If you don't live by any water please pick him up and release him in some. Or take him into the local animal shelter. If you aren't able to do any of those send me a picture of it. I have a large 80 gallon aquarium which my RES lives in, I might be able to introduce them together. I used to have 2 RES too! They both grew to the size of my outstretched hand, and had insatiable appetites as well as generated high amounts of waste. I bet yours keeps you busy in terms of cleaning like they did for me. Hahaha yeah incredible amounts of waste; which is why I tell people who tell me they want to get an RES not too. Its a major commitment that people make without knowing all the facts. I've got a fluval 505 and two smaller intank fluvals. I've also got a bunch of algae feeding fish and snails which help keep the glass clear.

Author:	AlphaMale [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:29 pm ]
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alamshahid wrote: Hahaha yeah incredible amounts of waste; which is why I tell people who tell me they want to get an RES not too. Its a major commitment that people make without knowing all the facts. I've got a fluval 505 and two smaller intank fluvals. I've also got a bunch of algae feeding fish and snails which help keep the glass clear. Cool! Good on you for sticking with them. They often ate their own pooh if they happened to lay a turd (I think as a way to digest their food a second time), which helped some, but I had 2 of mine in a 25 gallon tank with water half-full, and ran an Aquaclear 300 (filtered 300 gallons per hour) where I would clean the filter every other week and change the water once a month. That filter was actually really good and always kept the water crystal-clear. I'm surprised you have plecos and snails, because my turtles would have tried to eat them. I used to feed my turtles feeder goldfish as a treat, though the only PITA with that were the scales of the eaten fish that would scatter into the water. I actually used to be really mean; from my fish tank, if I got bored of a fish I owned, like say a Siamese fighting fish (aka a Betta), once an albino cory (a scavenger), or if I suspect a fish was very ill, I used to feed them to my turtles to contribute to the food chain.

Author:	alamshahid [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:15 am ]
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AlphaMale wrote: alamshahid wrote: Hahaha yeah incredible amounts of waste; which is why I tell people who tell me they want to get an RES not too. Its a major commitment that people make without knowing all the facts. I've got a fluval 505 and two smaller intank fluvals. I've also got a bunch of algae feeding fish and snails which help keep the glass clear. Cool! Good on you for sticking with them. They often ate their own pooh if they happened to lay a turd (I think as a way to digest their food a second time), which helped some, but I had 2 of mine in a 25 gallon tank with water half-full, and ran an Aquaclear 300 (filtered 300 gallons per hour) where I would clean the filter every other week and change the water once a month. That filter was actually really good and always kept the water crystal-clear. I'm surprised you have plecos and snails, because my turtles would have tried to eat them. I used to feed my turtles feeder goldfish as a treat, though the only PITA with that were the scales of the eaten fish that would scatter into the water. I actually used to be really mean; from my fish tank, if I got bored of a fish I owned, like say a Siamese fighting fish (aka a Betta), once an albino cory (a scavenger), or if I suspect a fish was very ill, I used to feed them to my turtles to contribute to the food chain. Yeah my minnows were originally supposed to be desert for him; but of the 2 dozen I had dropped in he only ate about 1/2... lol he doesn't bother trying to eat the rest anymore. But if I throw in a gold feeder fish he'll eat those. I buy the small ones so that he can just swallow them whole. I once did the larger sized fish and it was disgusting; my tank went all red due to the amount of blood and guts he left when he would rip them into pieces..... The snails he never bothered to eat; they're quite large easily the width of a quarter so its not like he can swallow them down. I'm in the market for a new aquarium though, I'd like to get him a Square shaped thank which is about 4-5 feet deep. Something like this tank but larger: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... =fish_fc1b I think having some nice deep water would be a good change for him.

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