Matilda YBS - Female Turtle - Water (Baltimore, MD)

Matilda YBS - Female Turtle - Water

I am a young adult female aquatic Yellowbellied Slider turtle (Trachemys scripta scripta) near Baltimore MD but transpot is available to York PA. I m about 5-6 long and kind of young for a turtle. I eat Mazuri Reptomin and Zoo Med turtle pellets and other brands of pellets dark leafy greens and thin slices of sweet potato. I d really like a 55 gallon aquarium or 100 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank (larger is always nice though) with a good external canister filter. I m for adoption because my person had a heart transplant and can t keep me.My picture was taken when I was on display at a pet expo and I was in a TEMPORARY 10 gallon display tank. Sliders can live for 20-60 yrs and can grow to be 5-8 for males and 8-11 for females. They need large indoor aquariums or ponds a basking spot and water filtration. Indoor ponds and aquariums require a haul-out spot a.k.a. basking spot a heat light over a basking spot a UVB light over the basking spot a high-powered filter and usually a water heater. Outdoor ponds must be in an escape-proof yard or the pond itself must be escape-proof. If you have a backyard pond the turtle can t go outside for the first time until May but can live year-round outside after that. Babies shouldn t go outside until they re about 3 so they don t become bird food. If using an aquarium a good rule of thumb is at least 10 gallons per inch of turtle (straight carapace length). So a 6 turtle will need at least a 55 gallon aquarium.For ideas on how to prepare an aquarium or pond visit -.---XX.- to chat with other keepers. Review the slider care sheet to learn more about caring for a slider. -X --.-XX.- ae4cb36565545a257b1ff6f17a885dc2 AccessKeyId A3E784782F81D21389AD& disposition 0& alloworigin 1You can also get the book Red-Eared Sliders (Animal Planet Pet Care Library) at most Petco stores. You can learn more about caring for an aquatic turtle at -.-XX---X.- or -.---XX.- REQUEST AN ADOPTION APPLICATION from -----(at)---XX. Please include your city and state when contacting MATTS. An application will be e-mailed to you. Once completed the application can be returned and if approved you ll then have to submit pictures of your set-up before picking up a turtle.PLEASE HELP OTHER TURTLES by spreading the word - baby turtles grow into big turtles They do not stay small - they do not grow to the size of their enclosure Please don t buy hatchling turtles at vacation tourist spots. It s illegal in ALL 50 states to sell a turtle this small. Like turtles but can t have one Want to help MATTS accepts tax-deductable donations at MATTS P.O. Box 22321 Baltimore MD 21203. We help over 100 displaced pet turtles a year ... More Info