In this guide i ll be breaking down every step in turn so your musk turtles remain happy and healthy for life.
Baby musk turtle care.
Showing you how to care for a musk turtle.
Stinkpot musk turtle kinosternon odoratus from new england to florida and wisconsin kansas oklahoma and texas.
Uvb lights should be installed and set on 12 hours on and off cycle to impersonate the natural cycle.
Hatchlings require a water depth that is open to approximately four.
Common musk or stinkpot musk turtles.
Kurt buhlmann is an associate research scientist at the university of georgia s savannah river ecology laboratory.
Musk turtle care sheet.
Originating out of north america this species is found from florida to maine to california adults will average about 4 4 5 inches in size.
Musk turtles vary in five different species but the ways in which to care for them are very similar if not the same.
Carnivorous mix of shrimp meat and insects decoration.
5 inches 12 cm babies from 2 2 to 2 9 grams tiedemann pers.
With proper care these turtles can live 30 40 years in captivity.
It is advised that you do not put two male musk turtles together in one tank.
There are certain guidelines that should be observed in order to take good care of these turtles.
Com these turtles bask high above the water in nature dropping as much as 18 inches down to the water below when disturbed.
Living in slow moving streams permanent ponds and lakes.
Create a shallow watercourse.
Basking temperature of 100 o f and intense uvb water maintenance temperature of 80 o f and a strong filter diet.
Musk turtles are long lived animals probably at least 30 years or more in the wild and with good care your pet turtle may be with you for many years.
Musk turtle care certainly isn t complicated but these beautiful animals do require far more specialist care than the average pet.
Aside from those that have been already discussed above below are other things that can be done to take care of a musk turtle if you are having it as a pet.
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They are very commonly kept as pets.
Your aquarium is where your pet turtle will reside for more than twenty years so it is an investment.
Other tips for taking care of musk turtle.
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If you have a male and female musk turtle together in a tank watch.
Contents1 musk turtles as pets2 musk turtle tanks3 electrical equipment3 1 uv light3 2 turtle water.
A turtle terrarium of at least 60cm in length heating.
