Your turtle s tank should be at least 20 gallons and it should have a submersible canister water filter.
Musk turtle tank size.
If they feel threatened they can release a foul musky odor which is how they got their alternative name of stinkpot.
The mexican musk turtle can be identified by its color which is usually either brown black or green in color with a yellow underside.
The perfect musk turtle tank is a modified glass aquarium.
Common musk turtles occasionally get cranky with each other so putting two males in the same tank is not recommended.
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.
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.
2 musk turtles in a 45 litre 50x30x30 tank reply 2 on.
The carapace also has three distinct ridges which run the length of their shell.
Fill your turtle s tank with non chlorinated water.
Posted july 31 2017.
The atp caresheet says its 29 gallons but that sounds kind of small.
Maxwell2787 maxwell2787 members 14 posts.
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.
What is the minimum size for a musk turtle tank.
By maxwell2787 july 31 2017 in sand silt.
Glass aquarium with screen cover.
The tank should also be tall enough to provide areas for the turtle to swim so we suggest a minimum height of around 300mm.
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.
Musk turtle tank size.
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.
They are an aquatic turtle that comes from eastern north america.
The musk turtle can grow to 100mm 4 4 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
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.
For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 600mm in width.