Care of Turtles

answer #1

The worst enemy of sea turtles is the human,who steals eggs from the nest.He allows it to hatch and then kills the turtles for its meat, skin and shell.

Answer #2

Sea Turtles have few natural enemies, sharks would be one but the turtle's greatest enemy would be Mankind.

Only if you plan to change their water frequently. Depending on the number of turtles and amount of water, this could mean changing the water daily. The purpose of the filter is to keep the water clean. Turtles need clean water so as long as you keep it clean and at the proper water temperature for the species of turtle, they would be fine.

Turtles are a type of reptile and due to evolution, they are now able to live in different habitats. Turtles come from North and South America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, the Seychelles and Galapagos Islands.

Depends on the type of turtle, i have had box turtles for years and the way you tell those is the males have longer toenails and have red eyes, and the females have brown eyes, I belive in most species (if not all) the male is larger than the female.

Chop up celery and lettuce

They will also eat earth worms and small fish depending on what size they are. but if you put it in front of them they will probably eventually start eating it.

I am sorry, but I extremely disagree. Turtle are omnivores when adults. Not strictly herbivorous. When younger, they are pretty much carnivores. I suggest the ratio of meat to veggies as a 5:3 on an adult snapping turtle, however, this ratio works quite well with pretty much any other adult turtle, including painted, red eared, yellow bellied, soft shelled, and others. You should also put plenty of calcium in the water, especially for snappers since they have an extremely thick shell, so that they don't suffer from calcium malnutrition, which weakens the shell and in some cases, kills the turtle. For any turtle, though I doubt it will make a difference in snappers, feed it a bit of koi or cichlid chow, because they are packed with carotene, which brings out reds and yellows on the shell and body beatifully. Spinach has it in it also, but I wouldn't feed it too much of it. For a daily diet, I suggest you feed it a mix of foods. I mix my turtles diet and give him reptomin pellets, a bit of freeze dried shrimp and krill, mealworms, freshwater snails(which have calcium in their shells as a bonus), minnows, cichlid sticks, which I break each stick into forths for easier swallowing, chopped lettuce, and I make sure there's aquatic plants available at all times in his cage. They seem to always know when they need veggies. Once their over 3 inches and have been weaned onto lettuce that is. Try not to feed it too much peaches, spinich, or apples, because these kinds of food drain the turtle of calcium. In fact, I don't recommend feeding them those at all. Also, I don't suggest hand feeding snapping turtles. Ever. No matter how long people have been breeding them, snappers are aggresive by nature. When they're younger, they're a bit more friendly, but don't get too attatched, because they will get meaner and more territorial. Other turtles, especially red eared, are very friendly, and I suggest feeding them bits of food by hand. At first, they will be kind of curious, or maybe even afraid, and smell the scent of your hand and the food. Eventually they will gladly even take a fish out of your fingers. This is called scent training, and it's especially important if you ever want to take them out of their cage.

Turtles grow according to their genetic make-up. They will grow until they reach their adult size - regardless of the size of the tank they're kept in !

That is a very simple question...turtles hide in their shells in the winter or dig in the ground.You see when turtles hide in their shells they are like a big ball of skin and they stay warm,just like when people curl up in bed with their blanket.

-Kathy Saeteros

You may just have a Soft Shell species turtle.

But in another case, a turtle's shell can be soft if:

- It's young, it will harden up as it gets older.

- Not living in a suitable environment with enough UVA/UVB light or enough heat in a basking area.

- Has an infection or other shell problem that needs to be examined.

I would say Taco because Tacos have shells and so do turtles. I agree but, depending on how old he is, i would say (no offense to the turtle, i love turtles) moldy, cus turtles are green and so is mold, or moss, u cud call him moss, but i also like taco

Probably depends on the species. Some lay in the muddy bottom of rivers or lakes with their mouth open and wait for fish or other aquatic creatures to swim into it. I kid you not, that's really what they do. They have a small appendage in their mouth that wiggles and looks a lot like a worm or other small fleshy wiggly thing which small fish and shellfish may find appetizing.

They also bite your toes off when you step on/near them.

They grow just like how our nails grow. The snails need calcium and produce newer layers of shell as they get older

They wouldn't do so intentionally, but if they were to get stuck under a fallen rock, tangled in fishing line, or could not get to the surface for some other reason, then yes. They would drowned. They do not have gills, and they do breathe air from the surface.

The answer to that question relies heavily on the particular species of turtle, however, as a general rule turtle species are long lived and late maturing. Most species will mature at roughly 10 years, though this may be less in some species, and upwards of 20 years in others! It also may depending on the environment they are living in. In warmer localities individuals may mature a fee years earlier than those in colder climates.

Sea turtles lay their eggs on beaches so they can keep their eggs away from predators.
So that fish do not eat them
this is to ensure that none of the predators in the sea eat the eggs.

Yes, lizards can swim. Although, for some it stresses their bodies

Oh my gosh yes! Soft shell turtle bites hurt a lot! I find that they are one of the few turtle bites that actually do damage and hurt. If you are holding a soft shell then don't get your hand or finger with in 5-10inches, depending on age, near his mouth. Be careful because they can whip their heads over their backs, bellies, and sides too, so it is very hard to hold an aggressive one.

tourtises have fins, while turtles have feet

Algae eating fish include: bottom dwellers such as loaches, cat fish and plecs and many marine and fresh water tropical fish such as plecostomus fish.

when the seahorses are mating the female seahorse puts about 1500 eggs into the male seahorses pouch. The male seahorse carries the eggs for 4 to 45 days and then releases the seahorses into the water and leaves them.

It is possible, but best left to professionals. If the eggs are disturbed too much or brought outside of a safe temperature range, that could affect the egg embryo.

30 to 50

i have to turtles now and have many in the past. heres the thing, my turtles are red eared sliders and painted,they are fully aquatic.they can eat turtle food,fruits,vegetables, crickets,most bugs,and fish.you don't need to feed them fish though,turle food usauly has all the things turtles need but it is nice to mix it up a little and give them live food or actaul plants. most feeder guppies that you get at a pet store will be rosy red minnows or goldfish,turles like these but these fish don't have very many nutrients in them so you can't only feed them those fish. if you do get a fish that is better for them,they can live off that but do need some plants here and there.also the older the turtle,the more plants it will eat.

my point is you don't need to feed turtles fish ( I'm talking about the kind you would get from the pet store)unless you have an extremely exotic turtle like a snapping turtle who live off fish.you can also consider tortoises who don't eat fish either.

I feed my turtles fish just for a treat.i Usauly feed them turtle food and plants unless the fish are high in nutrients.

hope this helped

Turtles survive happily in the wild on their own every day. But if you're wondering if a pet turtle could be released into the wild, they can do that too. Turtle's instincts are very good, and a pet turtle would survive just as well as one that grew up in nature.

A shell. Their backbone is embedded into the shell so it cannot be removed.

Yep. Turtle do burp. Just like people, sometimes they eat too fast or swallow some air when eating. Excess gas in the stomach can cause them to burp. It's usually nothing to worry about as long as the turtle is not showing any other signs of intestinal issues.