Backyard Ponds » Reptiles

turtle pond problem help?

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:28:08 +0000

asked:

I have a pond that’s water keeps on going down I cemented it 2 times put 3 layers of brown paint on and still, it goes down. I want to get a turtle but I cant have him with this goin on. I have to fill it up with chlorine water every morning and then put dechlorineizer drops (stuff that takes away chlorine) in the pond but at the same time im not sure if I put in too much drops in the pond. I cant buy a pond liner for it because I don’t have enough money and I cant do more cement dont ask why I have my reasons. is this ok for the turtle? If it isn’t then tell me how I can fix it WILL GIVE 10 POINTS TO BEST AWNSER. thankyou (:
oh, and I already try’d glueing the cracks, but it dosent evaperate, I already figured that out.

Peg

Turtle dove in a new 3 foot pond and hasn’t surfaced?

admin — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:00:20 +0000

John C asked:

Recently I put in a 3 foot deep garden pond. The water is still fairly cold and it is still murky from the silt from construction so I cannot see the bottom yet. Cooincidentally, I found a 6 inch turtle in the road infront of my property (I think it is a paint or slider, not sure) and I put it on the edge of my new pond to save him from a car accident. Immediately it dove into the pond and swam down, I assume to the bottom. I assumed it would surface to get air but I haven’t seen him in 24 hours. It may have surfaced and gone down again but I cannot tell that for sure. There is a ledge for it to climb out on so it may have left. Without being able to see more than 12 inches down I cannot tell if it is okay. I feel awful and I am worried if it can survive or if I just did it more harm than good. Had I read what I have since on the web I would have just moved it off of the road and left it at that. A little late now. Any advice? Thank you, John C.

Rana

i found a painted turtle in my pond and it escaped from someones house help?

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:02:28 +0000

love asked:

it used to be a pet i think and it bites but i want to care for it please tell me everything there is to do

Karen

I have a 25 year old painted box turtle. Got it in a pond when it was 1 1/2″ big. My son built a small garden?

admin — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:04:52 +0000

professor grey asked:

small pond for it and it seems very happy there. I would like to add a Koi fish. Is it safe for the turtle or the fish?
Oh yeah, the turtle is about 10 inches now.

Tori

Is there any kind of turtle that I can add to our koi pond?

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:39:52 +0000

di_grady asked:

I have a koi pond in my backyard and was wondering if there is any kind of turtle to add to it. I have heard mixed answers.

Thanks.

Missy

Turtle Pond. I am working on a turtle pond and i need some type of protection over the encloser?

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:18:45 +0000

Arman asked:

I have an eastern painted turtle and a northern red bellied cooter. I am currently working on making them a ghetto pond in the backyard for the summer. However, i need some protection for them (they are both about 1 year old now). I was thinking about putting chicken wire over the encloser but im not sure. Any suggestions? (please include the price if possible)

Antonietta

Hatching a nest of painted turtles, can they survive after living in captivity?

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:49:00 +0000

Marley_Barley asked:

We recently adopted a painted turtle nest that was in our yard. We have a large pond & also wetland access to release the babies in once hatched. We would like to raise some if not all of them until they are a little bigger to increase their survival chances. If we keep them for years will they know how to hibernate, find food etc when we do let them go?

Mer

Can you keep frogs and painted turtles in a backyard pond?

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:33:14 +0000

Sydney asked:

We might be getting a pond and I want to have some animals in it (:
when i say painted i mean eastern painted turtles. they are an actual species of aquatic turtle.

Nicoli

Can my painted turtle survive in my frozen pond?

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:29:28 +0000

Courtney asked:

okay so i have this small built in pond in my front yard kinda it isnt big but i have two huge goldfish that have survied through the last winter but i just recently put my turtle in the pond this past summer but the water is startin to freeze and i broke the ice yesterday but im scared that he wont survive because i know they need light or some kind of heat and theres no sun. also there isnt any mud because its a built in pond like.. so he can hibernate i was going to take him out and put him back in the tank i had him in before i put him in the pond. but its raining so i cant just yet. but i just need to know if he can survive?? please let me know

Melody

Can I release my Painted Turtle back into the wild?

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:54:22 +0000

GG asked:

I have had him for about two years. I found him in the road one day in the winter and rescued him. Now that he is getting bigger id like to release him. There is a pond close by with several other painted turtles. I was wondering what steps i need to take to get him back into the wild.

Blanche