with small turtles it is a good idea to have them separate, at least in the beginning. this allows you to better monitor each turtles food intake and ensure they are eating. if they dont eat pellets you need to provide live, which if there are 2 turtles in there and only one is not eating, the other will eat all the live. another turtle hastily swimming around at feeding time can cause stress to the other which may lead to refusal to eat. i have a snapper with 2 other hardshelled turtles, but i wouldnt recommend that to other people, and i definitely would not recommend a softy and a snapper together. i have had turtles hit 4" their first year, so a 10 gallon with a good, healthy, fast-growing turtle in it will only last about 3 months, after that its on to the 30 breeders and maybe 55s. have you had turtles before? what kind? neither of these are the best for a beginner turtle, but if you do your homework and a lot of research you can do them. dont cut corners for the sake of your wallet, because the turtles will be the ones who pay for it. this is a good start, so thank you for actually asking experienced people before you tried to mix them. whats the biggest tank you can provide? this may limit your options of species.

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