Tank Questions

[frogman]

I know its not caudata! But since I had to get rid of so many animals I am left with a ton of empty tanks, including two 40 gallon breeders. I have a stinkpot musk turtle I would like to move into it, but that seems a bit large for just one. So I was going to hit up the local expo thats happening this weekend to see if they had any aquatic turtles to get as a friend for the little guy. When I do setup the tank I will of course be filming and publishing the entire setup construction and little critters.

I am no turtle expert, but is there anyway I could keep a razorback musk turtle and a stinkpot musk turtle in the same enclosure? How serious is keeping turtle species together?!

Evan

 

[Sith the turtle]

Typically, it's the same reason you don't mix salamander and newt species, but in this occasion, I think it'd be okay, simply because the two species are related

 

[Chinadog]

I've kept both species in the past and found the female razorbacks are huge compared to a male stinkpot. Weather or not this would cause problems I don't know, but females can be very aggressive towards persistent males when they aren't ready to mate. It may even be possible for the two species to hybridize.
I would stick to one species per tank if I were you, stinkpots are fun to keep and breed and the eggs are easy to incubate, you shouldn't struggle to find another one.

 

[MattC]

I keep and breed both species, it could work but I wouldn't recommend it as common musk's often pick fights with other similar looking species of musk and mud turtle.

Even if they do tolerate each other at first, they do often take a disliking to each other later in life.

 

[frogman]

Thank you all for the input! I didn't find any at the local expo, but the new 40g tank is almost complete! Pictures will come soon

 

[Rupert]

With the NA musk turtles it really boils down to the individual turtle.

I've seen 10+ years of community tanks with no problems whatsoever but then there are stinkpots who can't bear the sight of another turtle, including other stinkpots.

The turtle keeping community that I often visit has endless thread with conflicting results with the issue. Perhaps there are other variables other than the turtles but I'd say it's worth a try, you can always separate them later.

 

[frogman]

Here it is so far ?
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[frogman]

Added some more plants. Water cleared up more too

https://vimeo.com/152359391


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