Urgent Care :: Help found a lil guy

[ishtar]

Ok so today i found a lil red ear and i put it in my TetraFauna Viquarium setup that i have and so what i need help with for now is it ok for him to eat my fire belly toads???

I really dont care if he does or not poor thing has been out of water for who knows how long. I have had one before so i know when they are dry or not.

SO for now im letting him eat what ever he can in the tank because who knows how long its been since he eat last


Thanks for any help people

[steve]

Hi, I don't think its a good idea to leave your turtle with the toads. It'll be best if he's kept alone. You can use a rubbermaid storage container for a temporary enclosure. Make sure the water is about 78-80F.

[ishtar]

I don't mind him in the tank he eat the fish that i had in here and also a crab that was in there to.. But the frogs and the lizards are on the other side of the tank and the turtle cant get to that side because of a lil tree that i have in the tank. But just in case if the turtle does get a hold of the toads if its ok for the turtle to eat them

[Blendie]

Ermmm I don't think you should be willing to sacrifice one pet to another... Not to be rude but to me that would be like offering my turtle to my dog knowing she would be eaten...

You should really look into getting your turtle his own home of sorts- especially if you're not sure if the other critters he is living with could hurt him or not. How long is the enclosure anyway? And the turtle? If you're going to wind up keeping them together there needs to be plenty of space for everyone.

[SINI5T3R]

If im correct I think Fire Bellys have some sort of toxin on there skin that is non toxic to humans but can hurt other pets like dogs and cats. I cant remember tho, you may want to look it up but the rule of thumb is to not feed frogs to any animals as almost all frogs are poisonous.

[ishtar]

Thanks for the help people but I found the turtle a new home and the turtle is going there today, This guy has a indoor pond thats about 550gal he saves turtle and helps out other people with turtle's so im giving him this one that i found.

The turtle is about 5 to 6 inchs long and the tank that i housed it in is a lil small. its only a 30gal tank with all the other stuff in it, it would not be a good home for the turtle at all, so im glad that i found this other guy to take care of the turtle.. Oh and the turtle did not get a hold of the toads at all they stayed on the other side of the tank where the turtle couldn't get to at all

[steve]

Thanks for the update and rescue!