Can I get a turtle

[JC_Bus]

I just got a 75 gallon pond and I was wondering if I could get a turtle. Is there a turtle that will stay in the pond and not escape?


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[Nils]

You could probably do a red eared slider. Only a couple though, and they might get eaten by raccoons and stuff. I'm no expert but yeah I'm guessing you can.

 

[JC_Bus]

Will they escape the pond? It's above ground


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[ImACoolguy]

I'm with nils you could do sliders but I don't know about escaping or not


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[JC_Bus]

Okay thank you guys


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[ImACoolguy]

You could do a cheap fence like chicken wire or something around it to make sure.


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[hbeth82]

75 gallons would only be enough for 1 slider - they get pretty big. Plus with a turtle you'd need to worry about having a safe place for it to crawl out and bask. Yes, they will escape, and if there is any way through or under the fence they will find it. . .not exactly smart but they are persistent.

Personally I wouldn't recommend it. I doubt the turtle would stay in the area of it's own free will, and trapping it in the area with a cage or fence would just make it an easy meal for a raccoon or some other determined beast. Turtles should have a larger space and better conditions.

 

[Honeybee_raby]

You possibly could, just make sure that they can get out of the water in order to bask.