Looking for a turtle! ?

Alright now, under $200? - spotteds are exotic, good luck with finding one under $200. A full turtle setup costs $400+, so get ready to spend the money if you really want a turtle! A simple canister filter costs a good $200, and the costs of lighting fixtures costs $100, the heater costs $40, the large basking area costs $40, the decorations $40, live feeders+ canned insects+ greens + aquatic plants all cost over $40, the supplements cost $30, the filter supplies

( syphons, scrubbers) all cost $40+ see it defiantly costs over $400, so a lot of cash you will fork over to care for this turtle.

a spotted turtle is a 50/50 land/water turtle. it requires a very large basking area, but thank goodness these are a small species, they grow 3 1/2 - 5 inches, so it can live happily in a 50 gallon tank,( not many turtles can live happily in a 50 gallon tank) I don't have anything against spotteds, they are good, small turtles. Other small species are the stinkpot musks ( 3-5 inches) the mississippi muds and mississippi maps are also a small species ( 4-5 inches for the males)

hopefully you have read:

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-spotted.h...

acceptable turtle setups

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do research!!!!

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/housing.htm

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/care.htm

you can go to turtlesale.com

At pets mart there are these REALLY cute little turtles that are about 35 dollars but pets mart has cheaper stuff and a wider verity. these turtles are about as big a a golf ball as babies they don't get much bigger. they like the water more than land but they do go on land if you put some in their cage. I want one but my mom won't let me

There are differences between turtles and tortoises. Tortoises are land animals and turtles are generally aquatic. There are also some obvious anatomical differences.

Tortoises are my preference because they are lower maintenance.

I recommend a Red-Footed Tortoise. You might be able to find one at a reptile expo for under $200.00.

i have an african sideneck turtle and she is so cute. They make great pets but they are really smart. I have had her for about nine years and shes pretty hardy! shes about 6 to 8 inches long. and she goes in and out of the water.

The American box turtles are widespread throughout the eastern, central and southwestern U.S. and on into the northern parts of Mexico. Box turtles fall somewhere between the aquatic water turtles and tortoises in their need for access to a body of water and to woody grassland areas with dry sandy soil on top, humid earth beneath. Box turtles forage for food, primarily plant matter, on land and spend much of their sleep time dug into burrows or wedged under fallen trees or rocks, safe from predators. They do, however, require plenty of fresh shallow water (one quarter to one third their shell height); while they are not as adept at swimming and diving as the water turtles, they can paddle around. While this water time is generally used for rehydration and voiding body wastes, some are know to do a bit of foraging of aquatic plants and invertebrates at that time. Omnivorous when young, adults eat mostly vegetation.

ohhhh baby turtle!

Baby turtle store here we come!

well i dont know where you live but here in florida i c ppl selling turtles out in the street.. i guess you could buy one from there... i got my turtle from my cousin tho

i found a turtle under the car and then a hobo pee on my moms car!

i always wanted a turtle ):