InkPoison - 2013-06-10 I have a small male painted turtle named Echo, and I've had him for about 3 years(the longest I ever had a pet, I was never good with fish). I like to name my animals with something that goes along with them. For example: I got a male albino guinea pig and named him Ghost for his color and mishevious personality. Echo got his named because he watch my every move and followed me around my room(which is really kind of creepy, imagine getting up at night and realizing your turtles staring at you). But it is true: Turtles are great pets, and if your thinking about getting one, I highly recommend reading this page.
Lori - 2009-09-28 Hello. We found a baby Western Painted turtle just 2 weeks ago, beside a lake that our city is draining. We're guessing he's about 2 weeks old. He still had his egg tooth up until today. :) He is very friendly and sweet. Thanks for your article!!
Evelyn M. Oats Whitehurst - 2012-10-11 I have a painted tutle and was thinking about setting it free. It's not happy in his tank any more he's alway trying to get out. I have done everything from getting him a bigger tank, to putting fish in with him. Which he ate. I know where there is a pond that has other tutle amd fish in it. They feed the fish and turtle. I just want to know if he would be able to make it. After all I have had him for 3 years and I don't want anything to happen to him, but I feel he would be happier with other turtles. Anyone know anything about this. And I live in Florida so I know he wont be cold, which it a big thing with turtles.
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Evelyn M. Oats Whitehurst - 2012-10-11 Yes, he just wants out and I'm feeling bad about him being in a cage.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-11 Maybe donate him? Some one with a backyard pond?
Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-11 Turtles will usually do ok. If you have been feeding it live fish it will have a better chance. Does your tank have deep areas and decor to keep your turtle interested?
Clarice Brough - 2012-10-12 Let me suggest a couple of ideas to find him a new home. Try running a classified ad offering it free to a good home. There's almost always people who would adopt. You can also talk to your local pet store, they may take him and find him a home, or have ideas of how to find a new owner.
Ed - 2010-09-20 We have a little baby painted, about the size of a half dollar. His/her shell is still quite soft, how long before it hardens? It is quite active and is quite the eater. Just wanted to know if this was normal. Thanks
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Turtle girl - 2012-11-01 As long as your turtle stays active and eats a regular amount of food it will develope it hard shell rather fast
Bev Schott - 2012-08-18 We had someone to look after our 15 year old painted turtle but it got out of his cage...We have been looking for 2 days..Will he survive . We are just sick with worry
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-08-20 Turtles usually adapt very well to the wild as long as the temperature are high enough.
Kathryn Hardy - 2012-10-09 My dad recently found a big painter near echo lake in henrico, virginia. I don't know if that's the one you were talking about or not but it was in the middle of the road and me and my sister took him/her to the park and let him/her go.
Steph - 2012-10-06 My 12 years old boy has two painted turtles male/female for 2 months now. when I got both of them they where the same size, now one is the size of a oreo cookie (Male) and the female much bigger like if it already has past for her 1 year (she's just fat). How can I tell how old are there... And what type of sickness they carry? Thanks!
Craig George - 2012-06-12 Was wondering how often a painted water turtle eats. Got him from family and the darn thing does not eat. He has been with us for 4 months and we recently got got him into a tank with large gold fish. Do not know what to do.??? HELP
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Barbara Rector - 2012-06-18 Dear Craig, Water turtles only eat once or twice a day. It also depends on the temperture of his/her enviroment. If it is to cold he or she is less likely to eat but if it is warm they will eat. I have a painted turtle of my own named oogway for a year now. Oogway does tend to be picky at times, but the are omnivores. Which means they eat bugs such as worms,flies, and some common water bugs also they eat crickets. They also will eat fish like some of your common goldfish and bait. They also eat a couple times of aquatic plants. But you must also get them a supplement for there calicum deficiency, you can purchase Reptomin which can be bought at your local walmart. And if it is under a year you want to make sure you get baby Reptomin which helps with there calicum deficiency for your younger turtle. Just let me know if you have any more question and I will try to help as best I can. Hoped this may of helped you with your turtle.
bunny - 2012-07-23 I have two baby turtles. Not much bigger than an oreo cookie. How do i know if they are painted or red slider? Boy or girl ? Caught them at the lake, can you help?
Barb - 2012-08-13 The difference between a red ear slider and a painted is, a red ear slider has line of red on the side of there head and are mainly green every where else. A painted has a orange belly and yellow and orange strips and are black or dark green color every where else. As for the sex that you can't really tell until they are older. Hope this is helpful.
Daryan - 2012-08-02 My friend found a large painted turtle in the middle of a corn field yesterday and gave it to me, I named him GT for Giant Turtle. I have had many turtles before, but this one is much larger, from nose to tail he/she is about 8-9 inches long. I don't know his/her age or sex. Could somebody please help me figure out? Thanks! :)
Suzanne thatcher - 2012-07-10 Help! Today while canoeing on our lake in Wisconsin, a lake I have lived on for the past 43 years, I came across a horrific scene, I found approximately 8 -9 dead adult turtles in a relatively small area in it's back bay. I've never encountered anything like this there before. There were also very large algae floats that are new to the lake-most of the turtles were floating in them.
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Charlie Roche - 2012-07-11 I would call Fish and game and tell them. It doesn't hurt to report it and I'd be afraid that something toxic is in the water and what happens if a child gets into it. Might be my mind overworking but I would be concerned and i would call the experts to find out.
chanel - 2012-07-08 I found a painted turtle out side is it safe to keep it as a pet? It's about 5 yrs old.
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-07-09 It is safe to keep as a pet. Remember it is wild and may need time to adjust to the change.
chanel - 2012-07-09 Thanks ....do I need to get the turtle checked out to make sure its not carrying any thing since I found it out side?
Jeremy Roche - 2012-07-10 no real need. Baby turtle can pass samonella but larger ones are fine. Always practice hand washing before and afterr handling!
Painted Turtles can can handle a wide variety of conditions and will become quite tame, making them wonderful pets!
I have a small male painted turtle named Echo, and I've had him for about 3 years(the longest I ever had a pet, I was never good with fish). I like to name my animals with something that goes along with them. For example: I got a male albino guinea pig and named him Ghost for his color and mishevious personality. Echo got his named because he watch my every move and followed me around my room(which is really kind of creepy, imagine getting up at night and realizing your turtles staring at you). But it is true: Turtles are great pets, and if your thinking about getting one, I highly recommend reading this page.
Hello. We found a baby Western Painted turtle just 2 weeks ago, beside a lake that our city is draining. We're guessing he's about 2 weeks old. He still had his egg tooth up until today. :) He is very friendly and sweet. Thanks for your article!!
I have a painted tutle and was thinking about setting it free. It's not happy in his tank any more he's alway trying to get out. I have done everything from getting him a bigger tank, to putting fish in with him. Which he ate. I know where there is a pond that has other tutle amd fish in it. They feed the fish and turtle. I just want to know if he would be able to make it. After all I have had him for 3 years and I don't want anything to happen to him, but I feel he would be happier with other turtles. Anyone know anything about this. And I live in Florida so I know he wont be cold, which it a big thing with turtles.
Yes, he just wants out and I'm feeling bad about him being in a cage.
Maybe donate him? Some one with a backyard pond?
Turtles will usually do ok. If you have been feeding it live fish it will have a better chance. Does your tank have deep areas and decor to keep your turtle interested?
Let me suggest a couple of ideas to find him a new home. Try running a classified ad offering it free to a good home. There's almost always people who would adopt. You can also talk to your local pet store, they may take him and find him a home, or have ideas of how to find a new owner.
We have a little baby painted, about the size of a half dollar. His/her shell is still quite soft, how long before it hardens? It is quite active and is quite the eater. Just wanted to know if this was normal.
Thanks
As long as your turtle stays active and eats a regular amount of food it will develope it hard shell rather fast
We had someone to look after our 15 year old painted turtle but it got out of his cage...We have been looking for 2 days..Will he survive . We are just sick with worry
Turtles usually adapt very well to the wild as long as the temperature are high enough.
My dad recently found a big painter near echo lake in henrico, virginia. I don't know if that's the one you were talking about or not but it was in the middle of the road and me and my sister took him/her to the park and let him/her go.
My 12 years old boy has two painted turtles male/female for 2 months now. when I got both of them they where the same size, now one is the size of a oreo cookie (Male) and the female much bigger like if it already has past for her 1 year (she's just fat). How can I tell how old are there... And what type of sickness they carry? Thanks!
Was wondering how often a painted water turtle eats. Got him from family and the darn thing does not eat. He has been with us for 4 months and we recently got got him into a tank with large gold fish. Do not know what to do.??? HELP
Dear Craig, Water turtles only eat once or twice a day. It also depends on the temperture of his/her enviroment. If it is to cold he or she is less likely to eat but if it is warm they will eat. I have a painted turtle of my own named oogway for a year now. Oogway does tend to be picky at times, but the are omnivores. Which means they eat bugs such as worms,flies, and some common water bugs also they eat crickets. They also will eat fish like some of your common goldfish and bait. They also eat a couple times of aquatic plants. But you must also get them a supplement for there calicum deficiency, you can purchase Reptomin which can be bought at your local walmart. And if it is under a year you want to make sure you get baby Reptomin which helps with there calicum deficiency for your younger turtle. Just let me know if you have any more question and I will try to help as best I can. Hoped this may of helped you with your turtle.
I have two baby turtles. Not much bigger than an oreo cookie. How do i know if they are painted or red slider? Boy or girl ? Caught them at the lake, can you help?
The difference between a red ear slider and a painted is, a red ear slider has line of red on the side of there head and are mainly green every where else. A painted has a orange belly and yellow and orange strips and are black or dark green color every where else. As for the sex that you can't really tell until they are older. Hope this is helpful.
My friend found a large painted turtle in the middle of a corn field yesterday and gave it to me, I named him GT for Giant Turtle. I have had many turtles before, but this one is much larger, from nose to tail he/she is about 8-9 inches long. I don't know his/her age or sex. Could somebody please help me figure out? Thanks! :)
Help! Today while canoeing on our lake in Wisconsin, a lake I have lived on for the past 43 years, I came across a horrific scene, I found approximately 8 -9 dead adult turtles in a relatively small area in it's back bay. I've never encountered anything like this there before. There were also very large algae floats that are new to the lake-most of the turtles were floating in them.
I would call Fish and game and tell them. It doesn't hurt to report it and I'd be afraid that something toxic is in the water and what happens if a child gets into it. Might be my mind overworking but I would be concerned and i would call the experts to find out.
I found a painted turtle out side is it safe to keep it as a pet? It's about 5 yrs old.
It is safe to keep as a pet. Remember it is wild and may need time to adjust to the change.
Thanks ....do I need to get the turtle checked out to make sure its not carrying any thing since I found it out side?
no real need. Baby turtle can pass samonella but larger ones are fine. Always practice hand washing before and afterr handling!