If they feel threatened they can release a foul musky odor which is how they got their alternative name of stinkpot.
Musk turtle tank size.
They are an aquatic turtle that comes from eastern north america.
One adult stinkpot turtle can live in this enclosure so if you wanted to keep a pair of these turtles you would need a 40 gallon tank with a stronger underwater filter.
They are relatively small turtles and i don t expect them to grow more than 5 inches being as they are male i ve sexed the turtles based upon their plastron their relative tail size and the position of their cloaca.
The common musk turtle also known as the eastern musk turtle or the stinkpot is a popular choice as a pet because of their size and relative ease of care.
The tank should also be tall enough to provide areas for the turtle to swim so we suggest a minimum height of around 300mm.
Posted july 31 2017.
Exo terra make a huge range of these mesh tank toppers giving you more choice on the size of the tank that you select larger screen covers are even hinged or include a small access door.
For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 600mm in width.
The carapace also has three distinct ridges which run the length of their shell.
2 musk turtles in a 45 litre 50x30x30 tank reply 2 on.
Currently i have a 75 gallon tank that houses my 2 inch common musk turtles 2 inch pearl river map turtle 2 inch northern black knobbed sawback turtle.
Fill your turtle s tank with non chlorinated water.
The mexican musk turtle can be identified by its color which is usually either brown black or green in color with a yellow underside.
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By maxwell2787 july 31 2017 in sand silt.
The musk turtle can grow to 100mm 4 4 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
The perfect musk turtle tank is a modified glass aquarium.
Your turtle s tank should be at least 20 gallons and it should have a submersible canister water filter.
Also although keeping one male and one female in a tank together may work well for some of the time spring mating activity may require you to separate the two because of excessive interest and harassment of the female by the male.
Musk turtle tank size.
July 24 2012 10 00 53 pm i always say 90litres for one 125l for two they may be small but their waste is exceptionally toxic and a 45l doesn t have a the water required to adequately dissolve this or b a filter to anywhere near cope with the amount of waste they will produce.
Experts recommend that a 20 gallon 60cm 2 foot long tank is suitable for a single musk turtle whilst two turtles will require a 30 gallon home.
Glass aquarium with screen cover.
Common musk turtles occasionally get cranky with each other so putting two males in the same tank is not recommended.
