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I need turtle advicePlease help2007-11-24 2:00:28

Hello everybody. I am hoping there is somebody here that knows a lot about turtles and can help me with my situation.

I have two red eared sliders (both about 5 years old). They continue to get bigger and bigger each time I buy a bigger tank. I now have a 50 gallon and they are out growing it and I am having a hard time cleaning the tank and taking good care of them like I know they deserve. Basically, I want to let them go. I don't have a problem finding them a home, but what I want to know is: would this be healthy for them? To leave their only home? Should they stay together wherever they go? And lastly, I live by a big swamp and I was thinking of leaving them there. There is is plently of water, dry spots, grass, the whole shabang. But there are also other animals like snakes and such. Would it be okay for me to leave them there? Even though winter is coming up. Will they die?

I need help! I could give them to somebody who will keep both of them but something tells me they will be happier out in nature.

Answers:

if u have a back yard you can buy a pond at home depo for cheap and u can make the habitat their and u can have them their and during winter bring them in side in another pond with a light cleaning the pond is easy trust me i have 4 5years old red eared sliders thats wat i did

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They grow because you give them bigger tanks. 2 could easily live in a 10 gallon.Once they reach a certain size, they wont grow any bigger, the size is ussually around 5 to 7 inches. But since they are that big already, you probably could bring them to a pet store or as long as their aren't too many raccoons around the swamp they should be okay