Indoor Turtles Should be Kept Indoors
Proper care for your indoor requires a commitment to keeping your turtle indoors. Too often people want to remove their turtle to "let it roam" outside. Turtles are very sensitive to sudden temperature changes and such a change can be detrimental to their health. Furthermore, taking the turtle outside can expose it to germs, fungus or bacteria that it is not used to indoors.
Proper Environment for Indoor Pet Turtles
Indoor pet turtles should be kept in an aquarium between 20 and 55 gallons in size. You will get a feel for the right size depending on the needs of your turtle. The aquarium should have a "land" area and water deep enough for the turtle to submerse itself. The temperature should ideally be kept around 80 degrees with a heat lamp during the daytime. At night, the temperature can be lowered. There should also be a light source. Natural sunlight is the best, but artificial light will suffice if that's not possible. Your pet store should have special lighting for reptiles. Also, be sure not to have wood chips in the aquarium, as these can decay or grow fungus and the turtle may also eat them.
How Much and How Often to Feed
Your turtle will naturally eat vegetables and berries in the wild. You may also introduce earthworms or live insects such as cricket, beetles or grasshoppers. Nutritionally balanced turtle food can also be found at your pet store. Generally, indoor pet turtles can be fed every other day. If your turtle is sick or pregnant, you can feed it more often. There are plenty of great free resources out there for more information on indoor care. For a small cost, there are also comprehensive guides that will cover every aspect of how to keep your turtle happy and healthy its whole life.
Did you find those tips on care useful? I've been a turtle lover since my childhood and I've written other resources you can find on how to care for your turtle. You can click on the lens above. It will link you to my other free resources that will hopefully answer most of your questions on care.
The best resources that I've used can be found at [http://www.turtlecaresite.com] There you can purchase a course that will teach you everything you need to know about how to care for your pet turtle. It goes into more detail than I can here and it is probably the only resource you'll ever need. It is also reasonably priced and the information you'll get is well worth it. Click on the link below to visit their site.
One thing that I've found is that you can never know too much about your and the more you know the happier you'll both be.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Edward_S_Lake
