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KoopDaKill
I have two baby Western Painted turtles. What should be doing to keep them healthy.
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Paints actually only get to about ten inches...
The rule of thumb posted by one poster is correct... however, a 50 gallon tank is a decent size for a SINGLE adult Paint. Since you have two, you'll want a minimum 75 gallon to give your turtles enough space. There's really no need to buy 100 gallon tank.
You need a submerged heater to keep the water at about 80 degrees, and a floating thermometer to monitor it.
Give them a nice habitat to live in... with plenty of artificial plants floating around to hide in, and something to lay on or under on the bottom of the tank-- like a rock cave, maybe or log.
They also need a dock to bask on with a heat lamp over it-- the lamp should maintain about 90 degrees. The lamp doesn't need to be on 24/7. I turn mine on for several hours a day-- some keep the lamps on all day and only switch them off at night. Either way is fine, so long as the turtles get some basking time each day.
For their diet, I recommend Repto Min floating sticks. You can get this at pretty much any pet store. Feed them the sticks once a a day, and and another food source once a day. Try fresh lettuce greens like romaine, kale, or mustard greens. Cherry tomatoes are great, too. And though adult turtles are primarily herbivore, the occasional meat is great in their diet. Mine get worms once a week and shrimp once a week. Try night crawlers, crickets, ghost shrimp, guppies, or shad. Also, the occasional cray fish.
Paints actually only get to about ten inches...
The rule of thumb posted by one poster is correct... however, a 50 gallon tank is a decent size for a SINGLE adult Paint. Since you have two, you'll want a minimum 75 gallon to give your turtles enough space. There's really no need to buy 100 gallon tank.
You need a submerged heater to keep the water at about 80 degrees, and a floating thermometer to monitor it.
Give them a nice habitat to live in... with plenty of artificial plants floating around to hide in, and something to lay on or under on the bottom of the tank-- like a rock cave, maybe or log.
They also need a dock to bask on with a heat lamp over it-- the lamp should maintain about 90 degrees. The lamp doesn't need to be on 24/7. I turn mine on for several hours a day-- some keep the lamps on all day and only switch them off at night. Either way is fine, so long as the turtles get some basking time each day.
For their diet, I recommend Repto Min floating sticks. You can get this at pretty much any pet store. Feed them the sticks once a a day, and and another food source once a day. Try fresh lettuce greens like romaine, kale, or mustard greens. Cherry tomatoes are great, too. And though adult turtles are primarily herbivore, the occasional meat is great in their diet. Mine get worms once a week and shrimp once a week. Try night crawlers, crickets, ghost shrimp, guppies, or shad. Also, the occasional cray fish.
How do I get my hens to become broody?
AnimalLove
I want my hens to get broody so they can have chicks. It's hard to get a broody hen, but I've had one before. It's just a lot easier and cheaper than buying and monitoring and incubator and hand raising the chicks. Is there a way to get them broody? if so, please tell me. Thanks a lot!
Answer
Well, I have hens that set and I also bought an incubator. Having an incubator would pay off if your hen got sick and died and left eggs there. Thats why I have a 43 dollar one I got from tracor supply. It can hold 50 eggs at a time.
They will go broody on there own. I had a hen who had layed eggs after eggs. She finally went setting and there were 25 eggs under her. Most hatched. It all is up to her. So just make sure you have a nice nesting box with lots of straw/shavings in it. Also after she goes setting monitor the eggs by candling them on day 5-8 you should see veins and a baby. Make sure you throw out the bad ones, if you dont then the flys will lay there larva on them and eat it. Trust me that has happened and I cleaned out the nesting box and she hoped back in the box.
Well, I have hens that set and I also bought an incubator. Having an incubator would pay off if your hen got sick and died and left eggs there. Thats why I have a 43 dollar one I got from tracor supply. It can hold 50 eggs at a time.
They will go broody on there own. I had a hen who had layed eggs after eggs. She finally went setting and there were 25 eggs under her. Most hatched. It all is up to her. So just make sure you have a nice nesting box with lots of straw/shavings in it. Also after she goes setting monitor the eggs by candling them on day 5-8 you should see veins and a baby. Make sure you throw out the bad ones, if you dont then the flys will lay there larva on them and eat it. Trust me that has happened and I cleaned out the nesting box and she hoped back in the box.
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