Can Turtles be a apartment pet?

[Jasmine Parisian]

What do they need? How big? Opinions?? Thanks

 

[CraigRets]

I dont know the answer but, where are you buying your turttle(s) from. My sister wants one but cant find a shop the carries them.

 

[Jasmine Parisian]

At some stores that have red ear slider turtles

Some do not carry turtles because they grow to big they said to use. However at pet trader they had 6 baby turtles there and 1 older turtles.

 

[rotorhead22]

Unfortunately, the most common turtles found at pet shops are Red Eared Sliders. These grow quite big (12"+) especially the females. I recommend purchasing turtles through reputable sites like The Turtle Source. http://www.theturtlesource.com/
I bought my Texas Map Turtle through them and have now had him for 3 years; the males only grow to about 4". I have some pics of him at 3/4" on my profile. He is kept alone because I tried keeping fish with him when he was really small (~1") and he ate all the fish. I don't recommend this type of turtle to be kept with fish as they are way too fast and very tenacious, at least mine is.

I have heard of Stinkpot Musk Turtles being kept with Cichlids. Stinkpots also stay small and can be used in home aquaria.

Be ready to dish out $50 to $100 for a nice little turtle. Also, do some research before buying the turtle. Beware that many species are dimorphic, with the females growing much larger than the male.

Turtles will need a heater to heat the water, lots of filtration, and a basking area with a basking lamp. They will also need the proper UVB lamps so the turtle can synthesize vitamin D (for the carapace) and help with proper digestion and metabolization.

Hope this helps.

-Rotorhead22

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I have a stinkpot musk turtle and I bought it from the turtle shack, I was happy with the order and delivery if it helps any.
http://turtleshack.com/
They carry many other turtles aswell