oO SKIPPY Oo Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 ive been told by the wife im not allowed any more fish tanks - SOOOOO im getting a pond - im thinking its going to be about 400-500 mm deep with turtles ? and goldfish.... im new to turtles - so are there any that can be kept in coldwater without being cruel ? our local garden centre has about 10 in a pond but i dont know if they heat the pond or not. cheers Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 I don't think you can keep goldfish in the same pond as turtles as I believe they get eaten. Don't know anything about turtles though but believe they need warmth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 older larger red ear turtles can winter outside so long as they have an area to dig into for the colder months if they have been indoors for awhile they will need to acclimatise to life outside donnam has more experience with frosts than i do turtle care sheet viewtopic.php?f=40&t=42501 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I don't think you can keep goldfish in the same pond as turtles as I believe they get eaten. Don't know anything about turtles though but believe they need warmth. maybe thats just small goldfish ? as the local garden centre has about 8 or 9 goldfish that are between 10 to 15 cm long with about 10 turtles - i guess i dont see how many are eaten etc so you could be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskas Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 turtles can live wild over here in the Wairarapa and we get massive frosts. Apparently red ear sliders live wild up the Waiohine Gorge area and someone told me they had seen others like snake necks or something as well. Turtles will eat small fish ie goldfish I've seen it Ponds are cool but be aware of neighbours cats who like to fish and depending on the size of the pond you could have probs with kingfishers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ponds are cool but be aware of neighbours cats who like to fish and depending on the size of the pond you could have probs with kingfishers. Lots of rocks for the fish help! We did ours like this: viewtopic.php?f=37&t=42339 And no problems so far. Apart from when I discovered that frogs like relocating themselves when it rains :roll: Well they were cute for the first 3 weeks of sunshine.. sitting on the lilly pads and heating themselves up on the rocks... eating paper wasps who land for a drink etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskas Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 those rocks wouldnt stop my cats! They just sit and wait, the fish swims past and splash crunch the fish is gone and the cat is smiling :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 those rocks wouldnt stop my cats! They just sit and wait, the fish swims past and splash crunch the fish is gone and the cat is smiling :roll: :lol: Nothing a water pistol couldn't fix. Train your cats, my two boys know what are out of bounds. Fish, Chickens, Cousin's mice when they come to stay, kitchen bench etc :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1066 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 There are turtles in the Hutt river so they can survive outside down here Cheers Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted February 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 really - so if you can catch them free turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskas Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Nothing a water pistol couldn't fix. They dont work well in the rain :lol: And my aim leaves something to be desired :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Just make some home made hand grenades... or claymores situated around the pond... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 That would make the cats.....and the pond go away :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 hmm green water - is this normal for a pond while it gets established ? its had water in it for about 2 weeks - the turtles look happy but my water has gone green and i cant see the bottom of the pond. any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 ponds cycle like a tank, turts also put a lot of fertiliser in the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 so just let it be and keep doing some water changes every couple of days ? and add more plants for the turtles to destroy - they wasted about 15 o2 weed in a day so need to get something they dont really like to eat - any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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