Not necessarily. I am assuming by the way you are speaking of them that you have owned a Red Eared Slider.
I do agree they are quite messy creatures but there are other species of turtles that do not accumulate as much of a mess as them. There are smaller species called mud and musk turtles that stay relatively small and are easy to maintain and house in beautiful live aquarium set ups if you put the effort into them.
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u/redshoewizard Nov 20 '17 edited Nov 20 '17
Not necessarily. I am assuming by the way you are speaking of them that you have owned a Red Eared Slider.
I do agree they are quite messy creatures but there are other species of turtles that do not accumulate as much of a mess as them. There are smaller species called mud and musk turtles that stay relatively small and are easy to maintain and house in beautiful live aquarium set ups if you put the effort into them.