Can grass turtles be kept in deep water? Responses to Common Turtle Keeping Questions

Can grass turtles be kept in deep water? Even though there have been many issues of articles about water levels for keeping turtles, there are still a lot of turtle fans asking the blogger over and over again. It is just right that this issue summarizes all the recent questions asked by fans and make a reply to see if there is anything you have asked, welcome to find the answer.

A. Can grass turtles be raised in deep water?

Grass turtles are neither terrestrial nor semi-aquatic turtles, it as water turtles plus domesticated no deep water is necessarily possible, but if your home turtle tank water level is more than one meter, then please set up deep and shallow areas.

Second, why does my turtle always rot the skin repeatedly?

The vibration of the water pump, the excessive sound of the water flow, the temperature difference, feeding dried shrimp and fish with salt content and the crisis that exists in the turtle tank, such as big turtles bullying the small turtles or the larger size of the fish will chase the turtle and bite it, are all the things that will cause it to be stressed, which will lead to rotting of the skin. You can correspond to the above to observe your turtle tank.

Third, what is the cause of a turtle’s violent death?

It’s really hard to tell this one, but only by observing the state of the turtle after looking at it. What is rather obvious is that the turtle will appear to have its limbs and head drooping out after drowning.

Fourth, is it true that you can’t use filtration for turtle hatchlings?

In fact, not completely, but in the choice of filtration is really to pay more attention to, otherwise it is likely to send away the turtle in minutes, the specific Let’s continue in the next issue.