How to care for a pet turtule?

fanonite
By fanonite

My kids have just brought home two pet baby turtles. They named them Swimmer and Spider. I want some tips on caring for these cute turtles.
Cheers.

By Chelsea• 12 Aug 2009 12:40
Rating: 3/5
Chelsea

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-yellowbelly.htm

Make sure their tank is plenty large enough. They need to have a deep area of water where they can swim and a platform (a large rock works well) where they can come out of the water.

AquaArt on Salwa Road sells shrimp feed for turtles that they love and is good for them.

By fanonite• 7 Aug 2009 11:05
fanonite

Our turtles are Yellow Bellied Sliders.

By nadzmyrah• 7 Aug 2009 03:17
nadzmyrah

Oh... this reminds me of the Chinese turtle that i've had 10 years back. What kind of turtle do you have? Ideally, they are to be placed in an outdoor environment. Many say that turtles do not need a lot of attention, but i think they are just as sensitive as any pet animals. In fact, some turtles that do not feel "happy" would run away, or starve themselves until they die.

http://www.turtletanks.org/pet-turtle-care.html

By fanonite• 6 Aug 2009 22:07
Rating: 2/5
fanonite

life at doha,

we bought them from the Nature World for 20QR each.

By life@doha• 6 Aug 2009 18:54
life@doha

hi

i too am looking for one- can u share where u got it from and for how much?

nice names by the way

By elioswd• 6 Aug 2009 18:10
elioswd

Hello ! the only thing i know that they eat vegetables ,but only put for them by small quantity!!

Good Luck hope it help!

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