vegetarian turtles

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Ummm....sort of. Cooters have a mainly vegetarian diet as adults. So do most adult basking turtle species for that matter. Tortoises even though they're not turtles, eat almost exclusively plant material. What's the problem with feeding a turtle meaty foods?
 
Vicious_Fish;1732004; said:
Ummm....sort of. Cooters have a mainly vegetarian diet as adults. So do most adult basking turtle species for that matter. Tortoises even though they're not turtles, eat almost exclusively plant material. What's the problem with feeding a turtle meaty foods?
Rigth on the point Vicious:thumbsup: Has for canufeelme you could also try Callagur borneoensis the painted terrapin:drool:. These are geting more and more popular in the pet trade and are as cool as it gets at least as far vegetarian turts go. Adult males on breeding seazon are really stricking:headbang2But also keep in mind that these are a tropical species that grows very large, needs huge tanks and is kind of expencive(200 dolars for a baby)
 
200$ for a baby?!?!?!?! wow! i have discovered with this animal hobby you can pay alot for them. my wife would kill me if i spent that on any animal, other then a chocolate lab for her lol.

Vicious - I was just looking for a turtle to keep with my fish with out any worries, but after all my reading yesterday it sounds like i wont risk my fish to be with a turtle. i just really want something cool to be with my fish. add some more excitement ya know. any ideas?
 
How big of an aquarium do you have? Fly River Turtles are rare and very expensive but some people on here have them and keep them with their fish. At the moment I have 2 Stinkpot Musk Turtles that I keep with fish without any issues at all. In most cases, turtles kept with fish usually end up snacking on the fish. But sometimes there are exceptions. They key to keeping the two together has to do with the species, the space available and keeping your turtle well fed.
 
canufeelme;1734762; said:
200$ for a baby?!?!?!?! wow! i have discovered with this animal hobby you can pay alot for them. my wife would kill me if i spent that on any animal, other then a chocolate lab for her lol.

Vicious - I was just looking for a turtle to keep with my fish with out any worries, but after all my reading yesterday it sounds like i wont risk my fish to be with a turtle. i just really want something cool to be with my fish. add some more excitement ya know. any ideas?
And 200 dollars it´s nothing as far turts and other herps go:naughty: A baby caramel pink red ear slider goes for about 800. A baby snow red ear slider for 1000. And you will be lucky to found a pair of single back skinks for less than 10000:screwy:I have a few ideas that may work whit you. What is the size of your tank and what are the the fish species and it´s sizes?
 
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