Red Eared

azn1stknightsou · 09-19-2005, 12:08 AM

I have a pair of red eared sliders and they are about the size of a gatorade bottale cap. I noticed that one of them is digging in my substrate (sand), Is this normal?

Thunderkiss · 09-19-2005, 03:36 PM

Red ears under 4" are completely illegal to have .... caveat emptor.

azn1stknightsou · 09-19-2005, 06:34 PM

Well I bought it from a chain petstore. *coughpetsmartcough*

Thunderkiss · 09-20-2005, 03:43 PM

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad petsmart BAD!

Gunnie · 09-20-2005, 06:11 PM

I have a large RES and he is always digging in the gravel looking for food.

**fish_doc** · 09-20-2005, 06:37 PM

It is illegall to sell any turtle under 4 inches in size. But once they grow larger than than that they are legal in many states.

fishboy · 09-20-2005, 08:16 PM

it's because when the turtles are small little kids have been know to try shove them in their mouths and as studies show all ampibs and reptiles carry salmaila so its a health risk

azn1stknightsou · 09-20-2005, 11:43 PM

Thats a scary thought because when I change the water, my RES take a snap at the tube which I put into the tank. I wonder what they will do to a little kids tongue.

**fish_doc** · 09-21-2005, 06:14 AM

Thinks to self:

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I wonder if they taste like chicken?

I remember reading that at one of the public aquariums a few years back they had a turtle that died. The staff instead of disposing of the turtle actually split it up to make turtle soup and stuff. The entire community was outraged. Even after reading it I thought there was nothing wrong with it. I mean are farmers not suppose to eat beef, pork or chicken just because they raise them? LOL The only thing I would have been worried about is why did it die. Most public aquarium animals live many times longer than they would in the wild. You think the meat would have been tough compaired to any other turtle they could have got without controversy.

**Cichlid Man** · 09-21-2005, 10:04 AM

Nice.

azn1stknightsou · 09-21-2005, 08:08 PM

Thats somewhat disturbing.

MiSo · 09-22-2005, 01:03 AM

its normal, dont worry.

09-19-2005, 12:08 AM	#1
azn1stknightsou Shark Bait Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento Age: 19 Posts: 84 User Feedback: (0)	Red Eared I have a pair of red eared sliders and they are about the size of a gatorade bottale cap. I noticed that one of them is digging in my substrate (sand), Is this normal? __________________ God has a sense of humor. Want proof? Just go to Walmart and look at people.

09-19-2005, 06:34 PM	#3
azn1stknightsou Shark Bait Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento Age: 19 Posts: 84 User Feedback: (0)	Well I bought it from a chain petstore. coughpetsmartcough __________________ God has a sense of humor. Want proof? Just go to Walmart and look at people.

09-20-2005, 06:37 PM	#6
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,820 User Feedback: (0)	It is illegall to sell any turtle under 4 inches in size. But once they grow larger than than that they are legal in many states. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

09-20-2005, 08:16 PM	#7
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,655 User Feedback: (0)	it's because when the turtles are small little kids have been know to try shove them in their mouths and as studies show all ampibs and reptiles carry salmaila so its a health risk __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

09-20-2005, 11:43 PM	#8
azn1stknightsou Shark Bait Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento Age: 19 Posts: 84 User Feedback: (0)	Thats a scary thought because when I change the water, my RES take a snap at the tube which I put into the tank. I wonder what they will do to a little kids tongue. __________________ God has a sense of humor. Want proof? Just go to Walmart and look at people.

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09-19-2005, 03:36 PM	#2
Thunderkiss Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	Red ears under 4" are completely illegal to have .... caveat emptor.

09-20-2005, 03:43 PM	#4
Thunderkiss Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 376 User Feedback: (0)	Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad petsmart BAD!

09-20-2005, 06:11 PM	#5
Gunnie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 156 User Feedback: (1)	I have a large RES and he is always digging in the gravel looking for food.

09-21-2005, 10:04 AM	#10
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100 User Feedback: (0)	Nice. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

09-21-2005, 08:08 PM	#11
azn1stknightsou Shark Bait Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento Age: 19 Posts: 84 User Feedback: (0)	Thats somewhat disturbing. __________________ God has a sense of humor. Want proof? Just go to Walmart and look at people.

09-22-2005, 01:03 AM	#12
MiSo Ballin' Alan Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 146 User Feedback: (0)	its normal, dont worry.

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