Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 982 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject: It's Turtle Time!
As I am heading into hour two of my turtle tank cleaning, I am left to ponder a few things about life and pets. First of all, if you (or anyone else you know) ever says, "hey, I really want to get aquatic turtles," you should smack them... hard. These are the worse smelling pets I have ever cared for, and I really don't think I was properly educated on how much time/effort was necessary in their maintenance. I have a 20 gallon tank for my two stinkies, and it needs constant attention with cleaning. Anyone have any experience with these types of pets? They are red-eared sliders and are young adults (size of a side plate). I know I am doing a lot of these ineffectively, so I could use any advice on how to clean the tank...drain it...anything! *sighs and takes a deep breath...then gags*
*eyes his turtles with clear annoyance* _________________ "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife."
-Justice Holmes
I'm a little disappointed, I thought this was gonna be about ninja turtles
Haaaa.... but yeah.. I had a red eared slider growing up. You know the trick with the hose and the bucket? I don't remember Raphael being stinky, but he swam solo, so Idfk. _________________ Butter Hawtness
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 982 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject:
I got a (dunno how to spell this...) syphening device that was ultimately a waste of $40. I had the little wee turtles when I was a kid too, but they are hard to find anymore since they are mostly illegal to own. *grumble grumble* _________________ "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife."
-Justice Holmes
Red-earred sliders???? We have them at the local pet shop.
Yes, the siphon is what I was referring to, why was it a waste of money? _________________ Butter Hawtness
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 982 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject:
The way in which you trigger the siphoning process is just impossible with this tank and the feeder tube is bent so it probably wouldn't work even if I could start the process. Yeah, that pet store isn't suppose to be selling them if they are under a certain size, which sucks because if I had two wee turtles, I would not be overburdened... _________________ "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife."
-Justice Holmes
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 982 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:50 am Post subject:
Barf. Mouth full? Sad.
I actually was lucky enough to have a raccoon pup crawl all over meh. They remind me of cats. Without the attitude. _________________ "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife."
-Justice Holmes
<3 Raccoons. One of my fave animal. We had 3 for pets when I was a baby. Parents took them in when the mother raccoon died. One even slept with me in my crib a lot. We have pictures of it, I might dig it up and upload : )
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