New Terrariums

[froggsong]

We would definitely appreciate your input on a number of things. We don't currently have anyone with expertise in turtles, so that would be a good addition to the site. Feel free to link to your site in your signature and join in the discussions, people tend to click on signature links when they like what they are reading from someone.

[beckdg]

alright already... enough shaking hands and peeing in the wind. i want to set up something for a musk turtle one day. it may or may not happen. i have seen some setups and things tend to vary as well as do opinions on these little guys. what exactly do they need and what do i have to look out for.

please, by all means if you don't normally deal with them or if something is opinion state that for me as well as anything i might want to get a second opinion on.

[bonjovisfan]

There are several musk turtles and I don't claim to be an expert on them. That being said, they are for the most part a fairly easy turtle to keep. I personally perfer to keep my turtle tanks as bare as possible to make them easy to clean, as turtles can be very messy eaters. Some people actually perfer to use a seperate feeding tank/bucket or something similar, too much work for me. However, a bare tank may not be visually appealing to many. Musk and mud turtles for the most part are not big swimmers or even baskers (though a basking spot should still be offered). The water level does not need to be deep since they are not big swimmers like sliders or painted turtles. Usually they will eat anything offered to them. There is a lot written about them and plenty of information available. If you can get your hand on it, I wrote a basic turtle care article that appeared in the March 2009 Reptiles Magazine. Hope this helps a little bit!

[beckdg]

any opinions on a planted tank for one?

[bonjovisfan]

In general Musk turtles don't eat much vegatation, however, they most likely will destroy most underwater plants as they move about. Java moss or ferns might be ok.

[Mikey8567]

Well I'm still new here (not new to forums or running them) and my simple statement that I made to those that wanted to spam on my forums was that if they wanted to post their link to their product they had to contribute to the system (ie help with either by paying "Contribution" or by another means) if they couldn't do that then the post and the user was deleted and bans set. I firmly believe that if you’re willing to help others out you shouldn't charge them. As I can see that’s what this forum is based on (please correct me if I'm wrong) and is one of the reasons I very much like the this forum and the members I've come across thus far.

If I make something or design something it will be free to those here. If I want to make money off it I will go thru the correct means (not here) to advertise it and market it as anyone should. But never take advantage of others and their ideas (ripping them off).

Ok my two cents worth. I was too late to see the enclosures. Both a friend of mine and I are in fact building some enclosures right now around the size of 6'Lx3'Dx2'H and also thew a sugerglider cage together in a few hours. If any would like to see pics of the build let me know I'll take some pics.

[DazzleDiscus]

haha you have to ask us if we want pics? lol by all means, load us up! ^^
...please!

[beckdg]

Originally Posted by DazzleDiscus

haha you have to ask us if we want pics? lol by all means, load us up! ^^
...please!

+1... there seems to be this conception (not a mis-conception btw) that we like pics around here.