what type of turtle could go in a ten gallon tank?

[sea-community]

is there any turtle that would be comfortable in a ten gallon?

[1oooop]

yeah, baby/pre-juvie turtle :D... I don't think there's a turtle that will not outgrow a 10 gallon tank

[Lycanthropic]

IMO no turtle at all. If you cant have at least a 60 gallon IMO you shouldnt have a turtle. Plus IMO 60 gallons is just a bare min. Better off getting a electric blue lobster... aka crayfish... soo cool!

[Vicious_Fish]

There is no turtle species that can live for life in a 10 gallon. A 40 gallon breeder is about as small as I would go for a mud or musk turtle. Even that size is a bit small. The more room the better.

[kyryah]

There is no healthy or long lived turtle that can live in a 10 gallon. That is far to small for any turtle species. I would not even keep a hatchling in a tank that size because of the potential for stunting growth.

Kristina

[SubRosa]

There is no healthy or long lived turtle that can live in a 10 gallon. That is far to small for any turtle species. I would not even keep a hatchling in a tank that size because of the potential for stunting growth.

KristinaThe physical size of an enclosure has absolutely nothing to do with growth rates in turtles or for that matter fish. It's an old wives tale that has its real basis in water quality.

[petluvr]

The physical size of an enclosure has absolutely nothing to do with growth rates in turtles or for that matter fish. It's an old wives tale that has its real basis in water quality.
According to this I could put a juvie oscar into a ten gallon tank keep the water pristine and it would have no ill effects on the fish, correct??

[SubRosa]

According to this I could put a juvie oscar into a ten gallon tank keep the water pristine and it would have no ill effects on the fish, correct??Until it reaches a size in which it is uncomfortable in the tank that is absolutely correct. I've kept Oscar fry up to an inch long at a stocking level of 5 per gallon with daily water changes.For a more definitive example of what I posted try this experiment which I did many years ago.
Set up 2 identical 10 gal tanks. When the cycle is complete introduce a single small (< 2")Oscar into each tank. Feed them exactly the same amount of food(when I did this myself I had access to a Mettler balance accurate to 4 decimal places. You don't need that level of precision.) In one tank change 50% daily. In the other tank change 25% weekly. After a month compare the two fish and post your results.

[gtclipse01]

you could always put the 10 gallon in this guy http://www.dausettrails.com/snapturtle.jpg

It's too bad bog turtles are illegal to own and so rare, I'm sure they'd be fine in a 20G (adult size 3-4in)

[Jakezori]

an invisible one

[SubRosa]

You'd need at least a 20 gallon pot to turn that bad boy into soup!

[Nora]

It's too bad bog turtles are illegal to own and so rare, I'm sure they'd be fine in a 20G (adult size 3-4in)


:thud: No. Just No.

Basic guideline: 10 gallons of water per inch of scl per turtle, largest footprint possible - for all species. Bog turtles don't use hardly any verticle space and need an even larger footprint (translated into even more gallonage in an aquarium) to survive much less thrive.

Something to remember, turtles require a thermogradient and decent temp appropriate basking areas - a 10 gal just doesn't allow for the temp range required by all turtles to do well - even a 20 long for a hatchling turtle presents a challenge to provide a decent thermogradient. Vf hit it straight on - 40 breeder min, regardless of how good the water quality is.

[nickolbag]

According to this I could put a juvie oscar into a ten gallon tank keep the water pristine and it would have no ill effects on the fish, correct??

I rescued a red ear slider from a life in a 10 gallon tank. Unsure of its age but in that 10 gallon tank it went from a baby to about 8-9" long. The tank was half land and half water and the water was maybe 4-5" deep. Just enough water for it to be submerged while it was sitting on the bottom of the tank. So I would have to agree that a smaller tank will not stunt a turtles growth. Ill effects.....probably. Stunted growth....no.PS-Comparing growth rates vs enclosures of a turtle to a fish? If you can't see the difference between a turtle and a fish I guess you wouldn't understand.

[DirtGandhi]

I had some baby Red ear sliders in the 10 gallon, but soon enough they had to be in a 30 gallon then off the the turtle lady who collects turtles cuz they got so big. RES = no joke hhaha..

[MadAboutCichlid]

turtle looks super cute



you could always put the 10 gallon in this guy http://www.dausettrails.com/snapturtle.jpg

It's too bad bog turtles are illegal to own and so rare, I'm sure they'd be fine in a 20G (adult size 3-4in)

[excuzzzeme]

You could put close to 50 in it if you're making turtle soup!

[Stargazer53]

I vote no turtle for the 10 gallon. :)

[sea-community]

LOL, this was awhile ago. but im fine with what i have now and i dont rewally think i want a turtle any more after all the stories i have heard

[JamieB]

Yeah,keep the turtle soup jokes for the cooking forums!:OT: