Care For Terrapins

last SG · 2007-04-24T09:04:07+00:00

But we not talking about star tortoise right now Yeah it is illegal to keep star tortoises Dun talk about selling now Keeping is illegal too

kenn3th SG

I just got 2 terrapins, so how do i care fer them?
and how do I..
>>See their gender
>>Their living environment

FireIce SG

tot u shd have done the research BEFORE u go get them?

kenn3th SG

prezzie Confused

ditzy SG

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. Laughing

Manager433 SG

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.

kenn3th SG

Laughing yea, i have a male and female. One is leaf green and the other is of a lighter shade

kenn3th SG

they are quite small, so what should i do? 1cm water? now they are sleeping Wink

the Bear SG

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

CM06 SG

Take good care of them. They can live very long. My pair of males(they fight so i seperate them) are 14 years old.

elindra SG

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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

Manager433 SG

Laughing I let go one nong ago @ Kallang River.

the Bear SG

laugh some more Mad

do you know that stupid and ignorant actions like that have caused the extinction of so many species in the world? Mad

kenn3th SG

aww, they are now sleeping with their eyes closed Embarassed

kenn3th SG

do i need to let them bask under the sun light or a spot light?

elindra SG

Just under the sun will do
That is for vit D3 production
Pls feed them cuttlefish bone for calcium too
That is for shell development

105090 SG

a bit of sunlight will do, not direct though, else next time all black black Sad

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

kenn3th SG

Very Happy Cuttee

Manager433 SG

This one ish a Pig Nose Turtle wor!

ironpeasant SG

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. Wink

MooKu SG

omg the terrapin looks freaky Shocked

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 Shocked