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Placing baby turtle with older turtle.

GaryM Oct 17, 2006 09:45 PM

How big does a baby red eared slider have to be, before he/she can be placed into a 180 gallon tank with a 12 year old Flordia red belly male turtle?

Replies (3)

Linda G Oct 18, 2006 08:37 AM

I would wait until it becomes more the size of the older turtle.
Babies have known to be killed by larger turtles. Sometimes
purposely and sometimes on accident.

Linda

buslady Oct 21, 2006 11:30 PM

as big as the red belly male...he'd tear the baby apart if it was a tiny

otis07 Oct 30, 2006 08:51 PM

until it's full grown or wlmost there.

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