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| Posted | FLY RIVER PIG NOSED TURTLE-- back to sand |
| 02-06-2007 10:22 by TracyMD |
Ok you guys made me feel guilty because I had taken my little guy off sand so Ive put it all back in again. Hope this is deep enough? he still hasnt buried himself though... unless he does it through the night..  |
| 02-06-2007 10:26 by TracyMD |
Heres the little guy in his reinstated sand.
Porton do still have the huge Pig Nosed turtle at £800 yesterday.He is much bigger than my little guy.  |
| 02-06-2007 10:34 by TracyMD |
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| 02-06-2007 14:40 by Linda Chenapa |
What a cutie!
Mine never buried himself, maybe he feels safe? |
| 03-06-2007 14:15 by giles |
Hi Tracey i have a group of 6 fly rivers and very rarely do they bury themselfs,i wouldnt worry about sand if you dont want ,have kept them for years and they are just as happy in a bare bottom tank  |
| 03-06-2007 14:21 by giles |
Forgot to say be carefull of gravel though as they might try to eat it and then struggle to pass it if swallowed and can prove fatal |
| 03-06-2007 15:35 by Bethan |
Hello I have two fly river turtles which are two and a half years old.However at the moment the bigger one keeps taking chunks off the smaller one. Can anyone help me please as I dont know what todo, They are in seperate tanks now. Thank you Bethan |
| 03-06-2007 16:35 by giles |
If they are not getting on they never will,its very hard to get them to live togethor its just pot luck really if thet get on, they are very picky and wil eventually kill each other if fighting or at the least cause serious damge to there shells,the only chance you have is to put them in a much larger tank,i have always found the males worse than females,is it 2 males you have? if it is you would be better off getting rid of one and getting a female, |
| 03-06-2007 18:36 by Bethan |
Hello Giles thanks for your reply I think that one is a female and the other a male. Eggs have been laid in their tank which is a 6x2x2 the biggest I could get. They were both the same size when I had them but one is now much bigger is constantly swimming while the smaller one just sits there watching. Thanks Bethan |
| 03-06-2007 18:41 by Bethan |
Giles hello again how do you tell the difference between male and female. I thought it was the length of their tails but the rear end of mine are different. I wish I could send a photo but dont know how at the moment. Thanks again Bethan |
| 03-06-2007 19:01 by giles |
have pmd you |
| 03-06-2007 19:30 by Bethan |
Thanks again just replied. Regards Bethan |
| 04-06-2007 09:23 by Alan |
Is that coral sand? That stuff is as bad as gravel there is no way it will bury itself in that you would be better off with silver sand. |
| 04-06-2007 16:17 by TracyMD |
Im not doing well here am I! Initially he was on very fine sand & he didnt ever bury himself.He was on that for 2 years approximately. I then changed it just over a week ago to a fine gravel & "decorated" the tank & changed the filtration system. I then was advised in here to put him back on sand so yes I bought a huge bag of coral sand which he has been on for nearly a week he hasnt attempted to bury himself & he hasnt had any problems EVER swallowing sand or gravel.So, does this mean im now going to revamp the tank again? Surely all this changing about cant be good for him? If I havent had any problems so far surely it would be better to leave him as is? |
| 05-06-2007 12:11 by Alan |
My concern with the coral sand is the effect on the ph of the water coral sand should really only be used where you are trying to replicate hard alkali water conditions or in a marine set up.
It is also quite abrasive, try pushing your hand through it you will find it very abrasive so if your turtle did try to bury itself as I have seen them do on fine sand it may well damage itself. I'm inclined to think the gravel would have been better than coral sand as at least it would have been relatively inert in terms of chemistry. Sorry!  |
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