Can I Keep a Musk Turtle with my 2 Blackmoors

Awesome, make sure you take some pics of it. :)
 
Emma, I'm so happy to hear about your new tank and turtle! A 90 gallon will be an excellent home for your turtle and goldfish. It will provide enough room for everyone to grow to adult size. Just be careful with the moors and watch your turtle carefully to be sure he gets along with them. Keep up with your water changes and make sure you have excellent filtration. And please do take pictures! We'd love to see them all. :thumbsup:
 
OMG, VF I love those turtles. That cat is too funny watching them eating, does it ever try to get them?
Vicious_Fish said:
Thanks and no, they don't have names. Out of my 7 turtles the only ones that have names are my 4 box turtles.

UVB does help bring out the colors in some fish and reptiles. Like I said it isn't entirely necessary to use with this species but I use it anyways because they are exposed to UVB rays in the wild and I don't want to take that away from them in captivity. Plus I have live plants in the tank with them.

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He is getting on with the fishes just fine he doesnt seem to notice them so thats good lol..... He's got an eye infection though i didnt notice it until i got him home... the pet shop have given me some medicine that i put in the water but it doesnt seem to be working.... it's like a big fluffy white thing under his eye very strange! it looks like a peice of tissue paper or something im really worried.
 
countrychick said:
OMG, VF I love those turtles. That cat is too funny watching them eating, does it ever try to get them?
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Thanks CC.

I came home with a new box of kitty litter and placed it next to the tub. My cat hopped up on it and was really enjoying watching the turtles and fish swim around. That's when I grabbed my camera and took that pic.
 
emmasugar said:
He is getting on with the fishes just fine he doesnt seem to notice them so thats good lol..... He's got an eye infection though i didnt notice it until i got him home... the pet shop have given me some medicine that i put in the water but it doesnt seem to be working.... it's like a big fluffy white thing under his eye very strange! it looks like a peice of tissue paper or something im really worried.
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Sorry to hear that your turtle is sick. I'd be pretty mad if I were you because that pet store shouldn't have sold you a sick turtle.

Puffy eyes can be a symptom of a few different things. Poor water quality will give turtles puffy eyes. Respiratory infections can also give turtles puffy eyes. Does the turtle try to stay out of the water to bask? Is it having trouble swimming (floating instead), Is it weezing at all? Any discharge or bubbles coming out of the nose when it's out of water? What type of drops are you giving it?

For now you're going to want to bump your water temp up to around 80˚F to help with the healing process.
 
Nope he never comes out of the water he jus pokes his head out sometimes. I took him back to the pet shop and they've treated him they've had him since saturday, they called me earlier to collect him so ill go get him after work. If its not better i wont be impressed!!! it was obviously causing him pain as he kept scratching at it which made it worse. it seemed to get really bad within the space of three hours. Well hopefully it will be better when he comes home :) ill keep you updated
 
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