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Pet Turtles.
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What do yew all think of turtles as a pet..

I was thinking of getting a 40. gallon aquarium and getting one little Mud turtle.

Does anyone have turtles?


If so, have they ever *accidently* gotten high? :P

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deXtrous]
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My buddy had a snapping turtle he caught in kentucky. It alsways seemed cruel to me.. keepin him in a tank....

But then again, he got pretty big. How big is this "one little Mud turtle"?

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: DieCommie]
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trust me when i say this: having a turtle is alot of work.

the tank gets very dirty very fast....you find yourself changing the water constantly. especially with a big tank....it needs clean water..so you are always doing that and cleaning the tank.


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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deXtrous]
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The only thats gayer is getting one *accidently* high  :rolleyes:

Edited by Brainiac (11/03/06 10:49 PM)

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deXtrous]
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I used to have a box turtle. Turtles are cool creatures, though they don't make 'the best' pets, per se. My turtle was very timid and got spooked pretty easily, so he would just retract into his shell and chill there a lot of the time. He got a little more friendly after awhile, and I realized the importance of taking him outside now and then so he could scoot around in a big area.
Also, he was a bit of a finicky eater; and my tank was too small. I think it was 20 gallons..? Anyways, you just want to give them some space even though they're not going to be zooming around it. 40 gallons sounds pretty good.

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deXtrous]
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A friend of mine has some sort of tortoise or turtle. He just walks around freely like a cat or dog though. He will eat Doritos.

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: PinballWizard]
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omg thats fuckin awesome, i love turtles there prety cool

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: Hamstercut]
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yeah if your going to get a turtle then get a tortoise you can get them small and watch them grow huge and they will probably outlive you. Also no water other then drinking water is needed that Im aware of.


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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deXtrous]
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I used to have one. I thought it was pretty cool. But you must always keep the cage clean, and I guess for some people, that can be an issue. Also, if his little shell cracks, you've gotta take care of that right away.And make sure it aways has water. I loved watching mine eat a banana.Pretty sweet! I got mine and my tarantula to conquer my fear of those types of things, and now I love both kinds.


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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: PinballWizard]
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That is way cool. Is that normal?

Reptiles are cool animals but as far as pets go I've always been into dogs and fish (I love building my own mini ecosystem with live plants or coral and various varieties of fish, crabs, whatever)


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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deXtrous]
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I have two Red Ear Sliders. They are adorable. Very fast. They snap as well. My girls love them and they're easy to care for.
Get some, you'll love them.


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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: deadHead321]
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deadHead321 said:
trust me when i say this: having a turtle is alot of work.

the tank gets very dirty very fast....you find yourself changing the water constantly. especially with a big tank....it needs clean water..so you are always doing that and cleaning the tank.


This is very true!!




Here's my Red Eared Slider that I've had for over 20 years now.  If you want, anyone can feel free to say that she's gay.  Just know that I won't respect you very much afterwards. :grin:  I'd actually be more inclined to call her fabulous myself.

But yes, in all honesty, they can be a handful.  The individual just has to decide for themself whether or not it's worth it.  For me it is worth it.  Sometimes I wonder about the extra time that I would have had had I not gotten a turtle but I don't sweat it.  Overall I'm glad that I have her.  And who knows, she might even live another 15 years or so.  I've been told that a RES can live up to 40 years.  I don't plan to have kids still for a while but I'm starting to think that my kids should be able to get to know my turtle too.

If you have a 40 gallon tank then that should be good.  My turtle's huge and for the longest time I had her in a 30.  I felt bad though and eventually got a 70 gallon which I fill up about half way for her.  If you are gonna have a turtle you'll just need lighting, a good filter, a basking platform, water heater and heat lamp.  That's about it aside from the tank.

Then again tortoises might be a better way to go since they don't need gallons upon gallons of water.  Never had one of them though.

Edited by TDOTupagus (11/04/06 01:14 PM)

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: truffleupagus]
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Nobody knows what to make of my turtle I guess.

Geez, I at least expected a "damn, that's a big bitch of turtle" from somebody.

I guess she's not as popular on here as toads are since she's not active.

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: truffleupagus]
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I like turtles

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: johnm214]
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get a dog. much better pets

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: blkjkrabbit]
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ehh...

dogs poo...

turtles are better

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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: johnm214]
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turtles are straight up weak. unless you had the right habitat but not the average shit.

But if you take turtles on walks then thats acceptable as a turtle pet owner.


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Re: Pet Turtles. [Re: desertturtle]
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Turtles are some of the highest maintenance animals you can have. They crap a lot and it requires a lot of cleaning. I've had to take care of several and it wasn't easy.

The nice part is they can be more active than other reptiles.

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