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.
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Lol, not everything yet. I sill need a hippopotamus.
Turtles are not good pets for children, generally. Red-eared sliders, btw, will grow large and require a large tank.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Actually sadly they all require the highest of requirements. Turtles are just difficult herps to own.
From all the herps I work with on a scale of 1 - 10 as 1 being the easiest to care for.
Turtles are a 10.
Snakes can be any where between a 1-10 depending on species
Lizards can be are basically the same.
Gators and crocs.. well they are all a 10.
Personally if you want your Daughter to have a reptile try a leopard gecko. they are a nice introduction to keeping reptiles as pets.
she is still far to young to care for this pet on her own as i said i will be caring for this pet for a while I don't belive that they all require the same care.. that is not possible itss like saying a neon tetra requires the same care as a golffish. as i said before thank you all for your help. my wife doesn't want to get a turtle now she doesn't want me to have another tank in the house. seeing as there are 3 in the house and 4 in the fish room thank you all
thank you all
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 here
Seriously 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)
VF, I bet you sneak into the zoo or something and take pictures of their animals then post 'em here
Seriously 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)
I actually have to disagree. RESes are easy to keep, they just require lots of filtration and a big tank. I can't imagine musks require better water quality than fish do, also.
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.
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 here
I don't know what got me into this stuff, I've just always been fascinated with animals even at an early age. I think it all started at age 4 when I caught a Hognose Snake with my bare hands (boy did that ever freak my parents out). A year later my dad brought home an injured box turtle that was hit by a car and we nursed it back to health. After that I was hooked on reptiles and have been ever since. Some of my oldest pets are my Eastern Box Turtles, 2 of which I've had for 21 and 22 years now. Fish came later when I got my first 10 aquarium at age 7 and ever since then I've had at least one fish tank running (21 years and going). I went to college and had to give up many of my pets but now I'm slowly building up the collection to the displeasure of my understanding wife.
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.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Yes there are easy turtles to care for over others, but I tend to lump them into one group as difficult animals.
As stated before I have rescued many turtles in my time and in the last 2 years (over 30 turtles) from the humane societies and local law enforcement (animal control) and I will have to say they are not for everyone. People start off doing things right but after awhile they kinda give up on the poor critters. And we tend to see them in horrible shape. I am rehabbing a few right now. I have a Diamondback terrapin that I am rehabbing but Keeping for myself. It came to me in a horrible shell condition, this is a brackish water turtle housed in freshwater. They require clean and heavy filtered water.
And yes, most are right, they require heavy filtration but most people just do not do it. It becomes to much work. I point out the hard work and the expense that goes into it, if a person is still willing to spend the time and money on this animal then I will help them out.
Also, some states have regulations against reptiles and especially Turtles. In Florida, you can not keep a RES, and I can tell you in the City of Minneapolis, you can not keep any Reptile, period. Not even a leopard Gecko. Laws like these are spreading through out the United States. So many people have to be careful of what kind of animal they get.
As well, I have rescued many animals that have been picked up from other states that are wild caught. Some of these Turtles have been endangered and protected by that state.
Now thats turtles.. lol now if you want to talk snakes, I can recommend some easy ones.
