| Aquatic turtles are often considered easy to maintain | | | | clean all that separately and than set up the tank |
| and cheap pets. That is not really the case with | | | | again. |
| these little animals. | | | | Wild animal or not |
| Time consuming or not | | | | If you are thinking if you should get a wild or a |
| Aquatic turtles are great pets for people that do not | | | | bred-in-captivity turtle, please do not take a wild one. |
| like to interact with animals too much but still want to | | | | It is never a good choice to separate a wild animal |
| have a pet. They do not need you to train them or | | | | from its habitat. |
| spend any time with they. | | | | Space requirements |
| Cost | | | | Small pets are considered a good solution for small |
| The turtle itself is not very expensive but the costs | | | | apartments but an aquatic turtle will need a fairly |
| of tank and its accessories goes very well over | | | | large tank once it is an adult so make sure you have |
| several hundreds of dollars. | | | | enough space for it. |
| Still, this is only the initial cost. The maintenance of | | | | Are they good pets for kids? |
| the pet is not too expensive and should not exceed | | | | Probably not. If the kid wants a pet to play with do |
| 50 US dollars a month. | | | | not get a turtle. Also, take in consideration that a kid |
| If you decide on turtle as pet, invest some money at | | | | cannot take care of it so you will have to. |
| the beginning in buying a large tank so you do not | | | | The last thing to consider about kids and aquatic |
| have to do that once the turtle grows. | | | | turtles as pets is - salmonella. Turtles can be carriers |
| Cleaning | | | | of this illness and kids often put their hands in their |
| Keeping a pet turtle will not take away your time | | | | mouth. If you have a turtle, make sure that your kid |
| except for cleaning it. This can sometimes be an | | | | washes hands every time it is in contact with the |
| overwhelming task. Turtles will not make a mess | | | | pet. |
| around your apartment but the tank can get pretty | | | | Summary |
| messy. To prolong the time between tank cleaning, | | | | So, are aquatic turtles as pets good or bad? Bottom |
| invest in a good water filter. | | | | line - setup costs money but the upkeep price is low, |
| To completely clean the tank you will need to | | | | you do not need time to socialize with it but you will |
| remove decorations, filter, pump, basking platform | | | | need time to clean the tank, turtles are silent and will |
| and what ever you might have in it. You will need to | | | | not interrupt your daily routine. |