Red painted turtles are very good at swimming. Although they may not be super-fast, they can swim for long periods of time and know their way around. In fact, most turtles are good swimmers.
I have researched the same question and I read that painted turtles can only procreate with other painted turtles. Red eared sliders and painted will try to have sex but cannot reproduce
Hi there, Most turtles are good together like mine, i have a RES and a yellow bellied slider and they are great together! Bugzly12 - hope you have a great time and hope you can answer some of my questions!! :)
Answer feeding baby painted turtlesYoung painted turtles in our pond in Maine were fed tiny bits of lettuce from the farmer's market and raw hamburger via tweezers with great success. I have 7 baby painted turtles, I feed them bits of raw chicken, pieces of fish I've caught at the lake like brim ,but caution turtles can only eat under water, not on land, the water must be over the turtles at all time.
You're not suppose to, but i have a penny-sized painted turtle in with 2 huge red eared sliders. The pet store says they should be comparible in size. but go ahead
A turtle that has a red line on its neck is probably a painted turtle. Painted turtles are the most common turtle in North America.
Yes it is legal. Both painted turtles and red sliders are legal.
No, AQUATIC turtles are great swimmers, I keep mine in a tank that 20 inches tall filled to the top and the turtles are only 1.5 & 2.25 inches in shell length. Red ear sliders, in the wild use deep water for protection from raccoons and other harmful animals.
Certain species are legal such as Painted turtle, and red ear sliders.
It varies depending on where in Indiana you are. But here is a general list: Red-eared Sliders Painted Turtles Spiny Soft-shelled Turtles Box Turtles Spotted Turtles (rare) Mud Turtles Map Turtles Snapping Turtles
Painted turtles are enormously vulnerable to a wide variety of predators. Nest predators include raccoons, foxes and skunks. Painted Turtles have many predators which include raccoons, foxes, skunks, gulls, crows, ravens, herons, weasels and snapping turtles.
adult in my opionion i have 6 adult red eard sliders and 1 adult painted turtles
Well tons red ear sliders yellow belly slider map turtles black knob painted turtles all of those are all good not for kids for 18 and up