Pond slider - Trachemys scripta

barski (73)in #animalphotography • 6 years ago

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I liked this moment and I took a picture. The reflection of the turtle was very clear.

This is a banal red-bellied turtle. Millions of small turtles arrive on the shelves of pet stores. Most of them are for sale. Some of these turtles die, never waiting for their new owner. The remaining 50-70% of those skulls that were sold will die in the next months in aquariums - lovers of exotic adventures.

I saw these turtles in aquariums with fish from southeast Asia, it's guppies, gouramis, swordbirds, cockerels. I saw in aquariums with South American fish, astronotus and discus. The Tangany cichlids and cichlids of Lake Malawi also shared the capacity of their aquarium with turtles. I saw in aquariums with living and artificial plants.

Turtles are probably the most popular product. People do not think that with turtles they contribute to the aquarium a lot of bacteria and fungi. This can have a sad effect on their favorite fish. Ideally for all fish species it is necessary to create an area in the aquarium from which these fish were caught. Read which fish with which species of fish are compatible. And you will have a magical aquarium.

If you want to get yourself a turtle, create the necessary conditions for it. It is better to keep it separate from fish. In a separate aquarium. Give her an opportunity to go out on land, she must warm up there under a lamp with ultraviolet radiation. Special lamps for reptiles are sold.

Feeding turtles is better than special food, and not what is left after cleaning cucumbers. Do not throw them more food than they can eat at a time. Otherwise, the food will turn sour and you will have an unpleasant smell.

Look at how the tortoise behaves in natural conditions. This you can see in the next photo. She climbed onto the land and warmed up.

Still, if you thought that turtles do not know how to climb trees, this post is for you!