Water Turtles

I have been wanting to buy a water turtle lately... i dont know much about species and such yet... can any of you help me out and gimme some idea on what a good starter water turtle would be?

I don't think any of them are that easy. I have a couple of red eared sliders. The care is pretty simple, but they require a lot of space. Eventually I have to get a 300gal pond or something.


I know mud turtles, painted turtles and maps don't get as large (males are always smaller)

Here's a site full of good info for ALL kinds of turtles

http://www.turtleforum.com/forum/upl...ex.php?act=idx

Thanks alot! im gonna be browsing that site all day.

Do you have a pic of your red eared slider?

Here are some from last month. I've got 2 girls, 3 years old

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...7/Img_2291.jpg

dont know if these are gonna come out in the same post or nothttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...7/Img_2288.jpg

Guess not!

This is a 125gal. Both the turts are 6in. I will be filling that tank up and making an above tank basking area soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...7/Img_2277.jpg

those are some cool turtles... I didnt realize they got that big. They have some for sale at the local pet store and there so tiny. its crazy to see them that big.