Musk turtle tank size.
Musk turtle tank size.
The carapace also has three distinct ridges which run the length of their shell.
Common musk turtles occasionally get cranky with each other so putting two males in the same tank is not recommended.
Fill your turtle s tank with non chlorinated water.
What is the minimum size for a musk turtle tank.
An alternative musk turtle setup can be made by combining a standard glass aquarium with a mesh lid.
Maxwell2787 maxwell2787 members 14 posts.
If they feel threatened they can release a foul musky odor which is how they got their alternative name of stinkpot.
By maxwell2787 july 31 2017 in sand silt.
Also although keeping one male and one female in a tank together may work well for some of the time spring mating activity may require you to separate the two because of excessive interest and harassment of the female by the male.
One adult stinkpot turtle can live in this enclosure so if you wanted to keep a pair of these turtles you would need a 40 gallon tank with a stronger underwater filter.
They are an aquatic turtle that comes from eastern north america.
For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 600mm in width.
The perfect musk turtle tank is a modified glass aquarium.
Experts recommend that a 20 gallon 60cm 2 foot long tank is suitable for a single musk turtle whilst two turtles will require a 30 gallon home.
Posted july 31 2017.
Your turtle s tank should be at least 20 gallons and it should have a submersible canister water filter.
Glass aquarium with screen cover.
The atp caresheet says its 29 gallons but that sounds kind of small.
Exo terra make a huge range of these mesh tank toppers giving you more choice on the size of the tank that you select larger screen covers are even hinged or include a small access door.
The musk turtle can grow to 100mm 4 4 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
Currently i have a 75 gallon tank that houses my 2 inch common musk turtles 2 inch pearl river map turtle 2 inch northern black knobbed sawback turtle.
The common musk turtle also known as the eastern musk turtle or the stinkpot is a popular choice as a pet because of their size and relative ease of care.
The mexican musk turtle can be identified by its color which is usually either brown black or green in color with a yellow underside.
They are relatively small turtles and i don t expect them to grow more than 5 inches being as they are male i ve sexed the turtles based upon their plastron their relative tail size and the position of their cloaca.