Please, please do NOT purchase a baby slider. There are hundreds of red-eared sliders out there for adoption, and if you do your homework and apply to www.turtlehomes.org , or check with your local reptile rescue or herptetological society (visit www.anapsid.org to search for one), you can probably adopt one, even a baby. Sliders get large, between 6-12" depending on sex, and you can't determine the sex of a slider until it's about 4" long. So please help save a life and don't contribute to the sale of baby sliders - adopt rather than shop.



If a slider is too large for you (a 30 gallon tank will be a MINIMUM for a male, and a female really should have a pond), then consider a captive born mud, musk, or male painted turtle.



Katrina Smith

Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society

Savage, MD

www.matts-turtles.org



Posted by: animalfreak1988 at Mon Jul 7 00:16:06 2003

I found a website that sells live turtles and supplies and found a very nice looking starter kit for I think a reasonable price. The kit includes the following:

3 Baby Slider Turtles,

Filter,

Turtle Ramp,

Aquatic Turtle Book,

Baby Turtle Food,

Baby Turtle Treats,

Water Conditioner,

Sanitizer Gel,

Turtle Health Block,

Thermometer,

and a caresheet.



Is that a good price for that kit?

It has everyhting except vitamins, heat lamp, bulbs, and tank.

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