Vicious, I think that you have own just about everything. Are you sure you don't own a zoo?![]()
Lol, not everything yet. I sill need a hippopotamus.

Vicious, I think that you have own just about everything. Are you sure you don't own a zoo?![]()
Actually sadly they all require the highest of requirements. Turtles are just difficult herps to own.I'm sure there is a turtle that has less requirements than most others I am looking for one that doesn't have the highest of requirements but now my wife has decided no thanks for all your help
WTB: 1 rocket scientist to take care of my turtle
VF, I bet you sneak into the zoo or something and take pictures of their animals then post 'em hereSeriously though, I'm curious, what got you into fish and reptiles? It started out of curiosity for my when I was a kid and just grew from there (i just lack the time/money to get into it like I was before)
There are definitely some that are easier to keep than others, I just wouldn't call even one ones on the easier end of the spectrum, "easy pets". Even the basic ones require a fair amount of work and equipment for a suitable enclosure, not to mention space.
Yep, some species are much easier and better to keep than others. Musk and Mud Turtles are some of the best beginner species out there. Far better to start off with then the common RES. Some of the species that should be avoided or left to more experienced people would be Alligator and Common Snappers, Softshells, Mata Matas, North American Box Turtles, Fly River Turtles, most Tortoise species and any of the other large turtle species that need lots of room and good filtration.