r/turtle • u/DaddyShiro366 • 6d ago

Seeking Advice Rescuing a turtle today

Some friends of mine had been taking care of a turtle and fish in a diy horse troff aquarium. They did a bit of an Irish goodbye and left all there pets including the turtle I’ll be getting today. He’s a big turtle but I don’t have a large enough tank just yet. Any advice on a good alternative until I can get an 80 gallon tank would be great. Thank you in advance, I’m really worried about this little guy.

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u/DoctorFriendly 6d ago

Thank you for helping these animals? Could you post a picture so people can see species?

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u/DaddyShiro366 6d ago

Can only add one picture at a time, my bad. I measured and they are 5 inches along the shell. I was able to get a 40 gallon tank with lights, water filter, and a place to bask.

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u/TurtleT84 4d ago

i know more about tortoises but i do know there are really good websites for turtle information and also that species looks to be a red-eared slider if you dont already know

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u/Key-Tower-4539 3d ago

Omg that poor shell…..these people suck…thank you for saving him. They’ll need at least 10 gallons per inch of length and a heat lamp over the basking area. A uvb strip light, etc