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What can I use as a "pool" to let my red ear slider swim/play in? Can we take him outside in a baby pool..cont?

  • I want to take him out and let him swim in a bigger area. One of the petstores said it's good to interact with the turtle and play with him. I want to! He's not scared of me and seems like he WANTS to come out and play! haha He's too cute. Anyway, what can I use? Something I can put some water in (and a rock) and just let him relax and have fun with us. Also, can we get a kiddy pool and let him go outside (on a warm, sunny, summer day)?

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    i also have a red eared slider. if you get a kiddie pool (which you could) then you would need to put bricks or rocks IN THE MIDDLE so it wont use it to climb over the side! that would be the basking area/land and then you would need to make sure it has shade like a wooden crate on its side and plants! i would also say to keep an eye on it the whole time it is in there because neigborhood predetors will bother the turtle like cats,dogs,racoons,birds,skunks things like that what you could do though is go to lowes and buy the cheap fencing like that metal mesh style one and wrap it around the outside of the pool and that way you know it will be safe but you should still watch it! you may like to use sand on the bottom of the pool at differant levels so he has palces to swimm or just stand in the water. you said you were going to use a rock for the basking area but i think you should use bricks becase then you can stack them and make like little stairs for the turtle to get up hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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If your yard is fenced in then go for it. I had a slider and a snapper. The slider loves the sun. He would be very happy outside in the sun plus he will be more active after.

Red ear sliders need to have access to water all day every day with a basking rock to climb out and a proper turtle lighting to be healthy also a high power filter to keep the water clean. He needs a larger tank. If you put him/her in a kiddy pool for a short time while you supervise him, let the water sit for 24+ hrs so its not freezing cold from the hose, and may need to be declorinated.

"I dance in the mud"

A clean kiddy pool with conditioned water would be fine. Just make sure part of it is shaded and he has things to climb on in the shade and in the sun. Supervise him CONSTANTLY while he is in the pool. You don't want him to fall and get hurt or get lost. Have fun =) I love red eared sliders!

Wading pools are great tanks, either inside or outside. If outside, be sure that you provide a place for the turtle to get out of the direct sun.

oikos

Yes,a kiddy pool with a rock in the middle and a few bunches of water plants,or better yet,a pond with a pump and filter,and a fenced area of land ( well,a brick wall would be best) so he can crawl around.

Dances With Woofs!

leave the turtle in his own place, he can get hurt by someone in a pool, get too hot and cook in the sun and turtles carry SALMONELLA and can make you very sick...I've never heard of a turtle expressing interest in human games.

Chrys

I know of many people who do keep turtles in ponds and kitty pools and they seem to do fine. Just keep in mind the area you live in. Is there any wildlife that may pose a threat such as birds, snakes, or raccoons? If there is often loose dogs or cats that might be a problem too. My uncles turtle got its head bitten off by a cat! Anyways, if you do decide to keep him outside, make sure you provide a place for him to hid by stacking some rocks and making a sort of underwater cave as well as a bit of rock sticking out of the water so he can soak up the sun as he pleases. You may want to monitor him for a few minutes to make sure he cant escape from whatever you keep him in.

wtf is a red ear slider first of all?? that would help, maybe if we knew wtf ur talking about

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