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[Veroni]

Hi: I'm from CT and my daughter gave me 4 baby red ear slider turtles....three survived and are now into their third summer......I already went through two tanks and they are now in the last tank I can possibly fit in my kitchen. I heard that they will not grow any bigger than their environment let them.....Is that true?

[jenaero]

Short answer is no. The only reason they may not outgrow their tank is malnutrition or other illness. How big are they now? Males max out around 9 inches, females get about 12 inches. And, of course, the 10 gallon per inch of shell applies. Worst case scenario is you'll have 3 females. That's about 36 inches of turtle that will need at least 360 gallons of space.

What do you have them in now?

[marisa]

Welcome. Where are you in CT? How big are your turtles now and how big is their tank?