What type of water does box turtles drink?

Answer 1

the type of water that you need would depend on the type of turtle that you have. If you got your turtle from a pet shop they should be able to tell you, but if you got it from a lake or the ocean then you would need to make the water as similar as possible.

Either way your water would need to be teated. You could probable just phone a pet shop and tell them that you have got a turtle from a friend and are unsure what water you need to put it in - they should be able to help.

You more than likely will need to get a water test kit (the same as what you would get for fish) and also some water purifying tablets or liquids.

You need to remiember also that turtles need to be able to get onto land as they can not breath underwater. the best way to do this is to put wand and rocks in one side of the tank that you have them in.

Answerthe type of water that you need would depend on the type of turtle that you have. If you got your turtle from a pet shop they should be able to tell you, but if you got it from a lake or the ocean then you would need to make the water as similar as possible.

Either way your water would need to be teated. You could probable just phone a pet shop and tell them that you have got a turtle from a friend and are unsure what water you need to put it in - they should be able to help.

You more than likely will need to get a water test kit (the same as what you would get for fish) and also some water purifying tablets or liquids.

You need to remiember also that turtles need to be able to get onto land as they can not breath underwater. the best way to do this is to put wand and rocks in one side of the tank that you have them in.

Answer 2

In 230 million years, they have evolved to utilize very different habitats. They live everywhere on earth except the Arctic and Antarctic. The following examples will give you an idea of the different habitats:

The Desert Tortoise lives in a hot, arid environment, eats grasses, and has stumpy feet with toes that are not webbed.

The Malayan Box turtle lives in a hot, humid, aquatic environment, eats everything, (plants, fish, snails, worms, etc.) that it finds in the water, and has webbed feet.

The little Vietnamese Wood Turtle lives in cool, limestone mountains, eats primarily bugs, worms, snails, etc. and has partially webbed toes (although it almost never swims.)

The Diamondback Terrapin live in brackish (slightly salty) lowland coastal waters of the eastern and southern United States, has fully webbed feet and stays in the water most of the time. It eats crayfish, snails, fish, insects and worms.

There are a variety of Sea Turtles that stay in the ocean all the time, coming ashore only to lay eggs. They have flippers. They travel all over the world.

Answer 3

I had a box turtle once and it wouldn't eat wouldn't drink then one day I gave it my sink water that is provided by a spring and it drank it until the water had gone down quite a bit. which was a mid size plastic food storage bowl.

Answer 4

This depends on the type of turtle. Like fish, turtles can live in both salt and fresh water. Some turtles live in the ocean and some live on land and in lakes.

Answer 5

fresh water turtles go in fresh water and salt water turtles go in salt water other than that turtles can go in anywater except salt

Answer 6

The same water you and I drink. Turtles, may not actually drink much water since they get most all of their needed liquids from their food.

Answer 7

They bury themshelfs in the deep mud or in big leafy piles/ logs/ sticks/ rock mounds in the water

Answer 8

Tap water is fine if you have a filter but filtered water is more healthy for the turtle.

Answer 9

Box turtles are terrestrial animals. They will occasionally take a dip in FRESH WATER.