Terrapins

I have very recently bought 2 terrapins after watching my friends terrapin for a few months. They are both different in the sense that one has markings on it's 'belly' and the other is plain- can anyone tell me if this has anything to do with the sex. We called them Terry and Wade- and they are already being treated like babies. They recognise our voices and I can call they up to the top of the watertank. We can hand feed them to which is great. The tank is cloudy at the minuute but the Pet shop said this is normal and it will clean in a few days. They are the size of a 50p at the minute and I think their great. I'm wanting to find out more about them and the rock in the ...  Read the complete review

A terrapin is very similar to a turtle to look after except it will live in fresh water or brackish water. You will need a glass fish tank to keep your terrapin in, a heater to heat your water as it needs to be at 80'f, you will need a uv light for the bones and shell to develop properly and a basking spot above an area where the terrapin can sit out of the water in his artificial sun. I have got tommy in a 5 foot fish tank which has water 3/4 full and i have put a plastic plant pot with bricks ontop of at one end for him to come out and bask which he realy loves to do. People thought i was mad putting tommy into a tank this big when we ...  Read the complete review

I've had 2 experiences with terrapins - first was when my brother adn sister in law invested in 2. Reason - none really other than they were simply different, looked good, and seemed easy to maintain, needless to say not much researching had gone into it. They were bought about the size of a 50pence piece each, but boooooooooooooooy did they grow! After both getting larger in size, a couple months on about the size of a medium sized hand, they became harder to clean out, the way in which my brother would do this was by using his hands to take them out of their tank, they soon became nippy, and i was told it actually hurt. The larger the 2 of them got, the ...  Read the complete review

I remember seeing my first terrapin at a friend’s house when I was about six or seven years old. Then not long after came those “Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles” which made me want some even more! I hassled my parents until finally they let me buy two. Unfortunately, I never thought about how much hard work these two little chaps would be. All to soon the reality hit home and the novelty soon wore off. These creatures need a lot, and I mean a lot of care. They have very specific environmental and dietary needs, which when I purchased the terrapins, I was not informed about. Many other youngsters who had joined the craze for terrapins found ...  Read the complete review