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Post by wayne020668 on May 15, 2011 20:53:51 GMT
we thought you would like to know that the 6 snake neck turtles that we rescued from a pond in chelmsford that needed specialist care for almost a year will be leaving us within the next month... we have managed to find them a loving home with a vast in door set up that i would love to have myself... we know we will be sad to see them leave on a personal note but after seeing the new home and the experience the keeper has and we will be doing regular unannounced visits we feel its time for them to move on... we have nursed them through day and night to keep to a strict regime to get them fighting fit and they will need a little care to be fully understood but nothing serious.. and the new home offers them a fantastic second chance of simple life... far more than a pond in the winter months would have done and certain death... we feel a little sad yet proud for them... it just goes to show what we do here and wish them well... regards Wayne..  |
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Post by turtlegirl on May 15, 2011 21:48:20 GMT
Well done Wayne for rescuing them and nursing them back to health. I've seen them at the Rescue Centre -they were awesome. Wish I could have had them but they needed a very large tank or indoor pond and I don't have the space. Sounds like they have found a perfect home. Good luck to the snakeheads and their new owner
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Post by jacquisunderland on Jun 12, 2011 19:52:40 GMT
Thats great news Wayne.. well done! To let them go is hard I know but it sounds like you've found them a fab home.. and this at least must be very rewarding and make all your hard work worthwhile. I saw a lonely snake head turtle at scarborough ocean world recently and it was facinating... but I felt sorry for it in a small tank by itself. x
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Post by wayne020668 on Jun 22, 2011 18:52:25 GMT
well its been a great day for the snake heads and one of the common snappers we had here as they have now found a wonderful home for life.... we wish them well although a little sad to see them go... they have been with us for quite a while... but hay its a good feeling to see them recover from serious issue's...  regards Wayne. |
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Post by neilb on Aug 12, 2011 22:12:51 GMT
Which species of snake neck are they, and I assume the outdoor setup they are going to is a heated one, given the natural locale of snake neck species?
Neil
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Post by wayne020668 on Aug 12, 2011 23:47:31 GMT
no this was in indoor set up that vetted by myself and worth thousands, giving them the ideal life hence being rehomed... have we done something to offend you as an expert yourself...? could you explain your what experinace you have with turtle to all of us..
regards Wayne..
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Post by neilb on Aug 13, 2011 0:05:08 GMT
Nothing to offend me at all, not sure how it came across that way? I was just merely asking the condition, and ensuring of course that you have correct knowledge, not knowing specifics of your experience with which species.
I have over 10 years experience with around 30 different species of turtles, and have been involved in turtle rehoming for almost that entire time having had well over 100 turtles at times. Happy to share my knowledge and experience, not been offended at all.
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Post by turtlegirl on Aug 14, 2011 20:44:10 GMT
That's an impressive number of turtles to care for! Do you work for an animal rescue organisation or have you cared for all these turtles on your own?
I#m sure that there is lots of information you can pass on, especially to newer turtle owners.
What species have you kept?
Any helpful hints to make tank setup and maintenance easier?
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Post by neilb on Aug 15, 2011 21:12:26 GMT
I've kept them all on a personal level, all taken in from people who wanted the best for their animal(s), but couldn't provide it, and almost all of them from within a very small radius indeed. I had over 4000 litres between indoor tanks and ponds at my house, and about three times that in my relatively small garden (the ponds probably took up 30% of the garden area). As you would imagine with a "rescue", the majority of the animals were sliders, cooters, and maps, but I also had softshells, muds, DBT's, emys, mauremys spp., musks, a snapper, and more!
The best advice for maintenance that I can give is ditch the media provided with any filter you buy and replace it with lava rock (such as for gas barbeques) or alfagrog (a similar, man-made rock). This will massively increase the biomedia surface area, making filters 400-500% more effective! Adding an airstone to add oxygen to the water also helps the filter bacteria, and above all disturb the filter as little as often, and don't change more than 10-20% of the tank water at a time. With the filtration up to scratch, a sensible diet (quantity and food types), the right temps, and spot-cleaning, keeping perfect water quality is a breeze!
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