return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
 
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Horned Lizard . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - May 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - May 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Exotic Pets Expo - Manasas - May 05, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - May 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - May 12, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - May 18, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - May 19, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - May 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - May 24, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - May 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

what's the best...

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Mud & Musk Turtles ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: tevans at Wed Apr 27 19:02:10 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tevans ]  
   

What's the best type of rocks to use in a turtle tank? Looking for something that is easy to clean w/ a typical fish tank cleaner. My boyfriend has 2 mississippi mud's, and we used the typical aquarium gravel in the tank, but the small broken pieces make cleaning it well a pain. We were thinking of switching to larger rocks for the bottom. Any suggestions?

Also, is there a good way to keep algae out of the tank? He's added a pair of plecos to try and combat the algae, but they seem more interested in leftover turtle food than cleaning the tank :/

Last but not least ~ What's the best food option for mud's? We've been feeding these guys the sticks, but I read somewhere that those aren't best for them? We had tried feeder fish in the past, but those suckers would just breed and we'd end up w/ so many fish... and the turtles didn't eat them.

Thanks in advance for any help!


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: what's the best... - PHRatz, Fri Apr 29 10:26:43 2005