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I have 2 commons that are outgrowing their aquariums. One is in a 55g acrylic, and the other in the largest rubbermaid clear plastic bin I could find...
Has anyone heard of any dangers with keeping them in a galvanized steel stock tank? I know they keep water for horses in the things, but how about turtles?
I like the plastic stock tanks, but can't seem to find the size to fit my needs. The metal ones come in 5ftx2ftx2ft which is perfect for my house and room.
Also, one is around 9" and the other 6"...any probs keeping them together?
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Coastal Carpet Python 0.1 (Lillith)
Albino Burm 0.1 (Kimba RIP 10/23/04)
Columbian RedTail 0.1 (Squishy)
Kenyan Sand Boa 1.0 (Shai'hulud)
Brown Water Snake 0.1 (Fang)
Common Snapping Turtle 1.1 (Sherman and Tiger)
(RIP Abrahms)
RES 1.0 (speedy)

the galvanized stock tanks rust bad,but it depends.i have 1 for 5 years that never rusted,and 2 for shorter times that rusted really bad.they are made by ideal.now i only use rubbermaid tubs.i have 6 and no problems.i got them from a feed store and they come in many sizes.if you cant find them near you do a search on yahoo for stock tanks.

Snappers should be kept alone. They can appear to get along fine and then one day it can change in an instant. I would not take the chance. They have strong jaws and could do a lot of damage to eachother.

Not worth the risk.
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Mike
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2 Painted
1 Musk
1 Common Snapper
1 Cooter
1 Map
1 RES
1 Corn Snake
1.1 Water Dragons
2 African Frogs
1 Toad
1.0 Degu
1.2 Chihuahuas
0.1 Cat

I can second that. I learned the hard way. I lost a snapper, and a red-eared Slider to another Snapper.

Yea, thinking back to the question...after I hit post... I can't count the number of times I've read not to keep them together in the same tank. Don't know why I asked. Maybe a blond moment.
Does anyone know where to get Rectangular preformed ponds?
Sams Club and Costco used to sell them last year, but now the company that supplied them no longer exists... Those free form ponds are just a hassle as far as space goes.
And... Do any of yas know the website for the huge plastic storage bins they sell... the site also has sterilite bins for rack systems...
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Coastal Carpet Python 0.1 (Lillith)
Albino Burm 0.1 (Kimba RIP 10/23/04)
Columbian RedTail 0.1 (Squishy)
Kenyan Sand Boa 1.0 (Shai'hulud) MIA
Brown Water Snake 0.1 (Fang)
Common Snapping Turtle 1.1 (Sherman and Tiger)
(RIP Abrahms)
RES 1.0 (speedy)
African Rock Python (Mongo) 0.0.1

I think two commons would tear each other up.
I have a big galvanized tank in the basement.

98 pound and 34 pound alligator snapper in .
They get along real well.
Now when I change the water.....i separate them with a big sheet of plexi. The only time either gets aggressive is when they are out of water.( Same with all my alligator snappers)
I ususally drain the tank completely and then re-fill.
When the water gets down below head level their mouths open.

I also found they settled down after i put stuff in the tank for them to be under.
it was a problem in a basement tank. If you add wood or something large...then can get on top of it and get out.
But I noticed how skiddish they are when they're out in the open. And also...when I added the smaller girl to the tank. She tried everything she could to get under him and hide.She didn't care that it was a turtle...she just knew it was somthing to hide under. She was in constant motion...and he was getting aggravated.

So a while back...I was making large pond filters out of rubbermaid garbage cans for a pond. I was cutting the lids off the cans. and I figured I'd give it a try. I tossed three in the stock tank. The float right on top and give the turtles the feeling of cover.They cover almost the whole tank.

Their whole activity level changed. They both calmed down almost right away.
If you take your hand and slowly push one of the lids across the tank..the turtle underneath will slowly move to follow the lid.
Seems to give them a real sense of security.