yes they need an aquarium with a section for feeding, a section for swimming, and a section for basking. 75 - 125 gal. reccomended
dont paint turtles, it just plain wrong
Yes, painted turtles need land. They are cold-blooded reptiles which means they rely on their environment for warmth. Turtles like to lay on logs/rocks/land to bask in the sunlight.
no, stinpots are musk turtles not painted turtles
"Sun turtle" is not a specific breed of turtle. It is a nickname for a group of turtle species known as Painted Turtles. There are four different types of painted turtles, Eastern Painted, Midland Painted, Southern Painted and Western Painted. Each one has it's own specific dietary requirements. Because sun turtles do not exist and is just a nickname for a group called Painted Turtles, which there are four different species of, you will need to find out exactly which species of painted turtle you own before dietary requirements can be recommended.
painted turtles are NOT harmful at all!
painted turtles drink out of a little drinking dish. painted turtles like fresh unsalted water
they are cool because they are turtles
they ARE NOT painted.
painted turtles only like to pee in evion
Painted turtles have lived from 15 million years ago to the present.
Yes, painted turtles are fully capable of biting you. I have 9 juvenile Eastern Painted turtles and they bite my fingers when they want attention or food. Although most painted turtles won't bite when threatened, you will come across the occasional moody one.
Ornate wood turtles are sometimes called painted turtles. There is also a water turtle that is known as a painted turtle.