red eyed slider turtle and african albino clawed frog

[juliet davis]

I have been the proud owner of an african albino clawed frog named "Fat Boy" for 2 years. Two days ago I resqued a red eyed slider turtle from being road kill. My children Dylan 10 and Madelyn 3 are wanting to keep her as a pet. I want to be able to properly care for "Shelley" as I understand it is quite a life long commitment. My boggle is, can our new friend live in the same habitat as our beloved Fat boy?

[Rue]

I don't think so...you didn't mention sizes, but my guess is the turtle would eat the frog...not to mention the possibility of disease...

A turtle is a heck of a lot of work! If you're willing to go for it, turtles can make great pets...but they need a huge tank...a turtle ramp (or equivalent), a filter...lots of fresh foods...etc.,

[juliet davis]

I don't think so...you didn't mention sizes, but my guess is the turtle would eat the frog...not to mention the possibility of disease...

A turtle is a heck of a lot of work! If you're willing to go for it, turtles can make great pets...but they need a huge tank...a turtle ramp (or equivalent), a filter...lots of fresh foods...etc.,
I have a 20 gallon tank and am going tonight for turtle eqipment. But my husband is alittle chinchy, so the turtle is 3 1/2 to 4 inches long and my frog is about 1 1/2 inches and use to live in a 5 gallon betta tank that seemed perfectly suitable for him, i broke it and my sister gave me the 20 gal tank. Can the turtle live in the 20 gallon tank? I think it will be cheaper to get a new betta tank for the frog. What do you suggest?

[Rue]

You likely won't like my answer! ;)

I'd get the frog another 5g tank...and I'd get the turtle a 40 - 55g tank...

For the moment, the 20g will do fine...but not for long...turtles also produce an awful lot of waste...so a filter is necessary...unless you're up to doing daily water changes...

The easier the turtle tank is to maintain...the more likely you'll be to stay interested in the turtle and keeping him...I find that most people who give up turtles do so because they're too much work...and that's often because they're housed incorrectly...

[Stingslider]

No, the turtle depending on the size will nip at the frog or even eat the frog.

If it a male (long claws and thin tail), it most likely maxed out at 8-9 inches, I would have a 75 gallon because they need the room to swim. Like 10 gallon per inch.

If it a female, (short claws and short thick tail) they maxed out like 10-12 inched, so even a bigger tank need for her. I would go 90 gallons min.

Turtles are great and I love mine to death even though I gave them to a farm pond in florida. Made the mistake of keeping 5 in a 75 gallon tank. That was a lot of water changes I had to do. They so messy, they poop so much, they molt their skin, the shell peel off when they sunning.

But I still love turtles.

[cocoa_pleco]

why not get a kiddie pool from wal-mart and if it doesnt rain just get a submersable fluval box filter and extension cord?

[sergo]

why not get a kiddie pool from wal-mart and if it doesnt rain just get a submersable fluval box filter and extension cord?hell of an idea. i may do that for the quarter sized one my wife found

[cocoa_pleco]

HECK, i should do that with my toads in the basement. I just need the pool, a wire grate on top, and one of those submersible fluvals.

[Fishguy2727]

Wild born animals are best left in the wild. There are tons out there being bred for pets and ending up in rescues. If you want to save a turtle, go with one from a rescue. The best thing is probably to take it to the closest body of water to where you found and set it free. Most species have a hard enough time dealing with human expansion so we need to give them the most advantages possible.

The turtle will eat the frog before too long.

[S13DWS]

Larger tank is better. They will grow dependant on the size of thier enclosure. keep it in too small a tank and it will stunt its growth :-)