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

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

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

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

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

Max asked:


I caught this painted turtle in a small pond and decided to keep it as a pet. I noticed a bilaterally symmetrical organism on the walls of the tank this morning. They are clear for the most part with their innards being dark in color. Does anybody know what species this nematode is and if it is harmful to my turtle? Thanks!

Desmond

mucachomba75904 asked:


We found a snapping turtle in our back yard(not uncommon round these parts). We have set him up in a Kiddy pool with rocks and hay and toys and to say the least this turtle is going to have a good vacation at our house! But my boys (9yrs and 5yrs) want to put there names on him(just real small) befor we take him to the Zoo.Our zoo has LOTS of turtles and a beautiful large pond.But we are going to enjoy him for a few days. MY Q IS…. Is there something SAFE for the turtle that they can put their names on him with(or just initials).He is about 12inches long and about 10 inches wide. VERY BIG. What dose he eat also
I am trying to educate my boys on the turtle as much as possibul I will use washabul paint(my kids WILL know this)DOnt act so stupid people. NEVER in my Q did I ask for your oppinions.

Those of you who are giving me the answers to my Qs THANK YOU.
AND YES I DID DYE MY SONS WHITE CAT WITH FOOD COLORING AND THE CAT LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIS NAME WAS RAINBOW.NOW WHO ELES HAS A PROB WITH THIS? DONT NEED THE STUPID EXTRAS PPL

Ronnie

pattonwant2b asked:


2 painted turles (2 years old) 1 red ear slider (1 year old)

Tootsie

babiblue1617 asked:


I thought he was dead….but after i picked him up he stuck his head out for a second, took a breath…..and then put his head back down on my hand like he had no energy. Usually we have the turtles in a pond ouside….but about 3 months ago we made a pond in the house fo rthem during the winter months incase the pond would freeze all the way to the bottom. I put him in a lil cage by himself for about 25 hours and now he’s fine. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Could it be that he’s trying to go into hybernation? Do i need to raise the Temp. in the pond to prevent this?

Nader

Karen H asked:


Should we scoop them out and try to put them in soil? Should we leave them?
They normally lay them in soil not water, so I was wondering what to do

Lisa