Description
Southern Painted turtles for sale
Southern Painted turtle for sale is one of the most popular water turtles for sale in the USA. Southerns as we call them can also be referred to as the common painted turtle for sale, or the Southern painter turtle. Southern painted turtles are freshwater aquatic turtles for sale that primarily live in the southern and south eastern area of the United States.
- Southern Painted Turtles can grow up to 7-8 inches in length. Most range from 5 to 6 inches.
- Most typically live between 15 to 25 years. The lifespans are determined by their environment and quality of life with longer being captive bred and raised turtles.
- Southern Painted turtles originate from the Southern United States.
- Since these turtles are cold-blooded they use the water to help regulate their temperature
- Females nest between May and Mid-July. They usually can have up to 4-5 clutches of eggs.
- They are considered the smallest of the subspecies. The top stripe is usually red and they have a tan spotless shell.
Painted turtle care
We have provided a general painted turtle care guide below. Be sure to spend the proper amount of time learning how to care for your new baby turtle for sale. Like any water turtle care guide, general care includes water quality, water temperature, UVB and dry dock setups and feeding.
Southern painted turtle for sale – lifespan
Painted turtle for sale, when raised in captivity can reach ages over 50 years! In the wild, it is believed that the lifespan of the painted turtle is 20-30 years. When cared for properly your new captive bred baby painted turtle will live a long, happy life! When you buy baby turtles or tortoise for sale from us, you automatically receive our 100% live arrival guarantee and 7 day health guarantee. This includes all species of turtle for sale including water turtles and box turtles for sale.
painted turtle for sale – diet
Painted turtles for sale are omnivorous and will accept both animal and plant matter with equal enthusiasm. Along with fish, worms, and insects, offer them green, leafy vegetables and aquatic plants such as water lettuce, water hyacinth, and duckweed.
Southern painted turtle supplements
Painted turtle diet should also be supplemented with a reptile multivitamin as well as calcium. Using a high-quality pellet or water turtle food can also cover your need for supplements. Most higher end water turtle pellets or water turtle food will contain an ample amount of vitamins and minerals necessary for the healthy growth of your new baby water turtle.
painted turtle water
Pristine water is key to raising any healthy aquatic turtle. If you have city provided water, chances are your water is loaded with pre-treated chlorine. While Chlorine levels this high may be safe for humans, they could be fatal to your new baby painted turtle. We recommend letting the water sit for at least 48 hours when using city provided water as your source. Also, using an additive like Stress enzyme for turtles and freshwater fish works as well.
Southern painter turtle for sale habitat setup
When setting up the new painted turtle habitat, consider their current but also their mature sizes. While your new baby painted turtle for sale may be the size of a 50 cent piece now, he/she will end up being 7-8″ at full maturity and can live up to 80 years! This being said, plan on either getting a large aquarium to start or plan on upgrading to a new home within a few years.
For this reason, you can either set up a small 15-20 gallon tank for the first 2 years OR go to a 55 long now. Also, be sure to provide a dry dock and basking spot at all times.
Providing the proper dry dock and UVB basking area, your turtle will not suffer from shell rot or fungal infections that may take place when the turtle is not able to fully “dry off”. Dry docks are important when planning your painted turtle aquarium set up.
Southern Painted turtle Size
Painted turtles reach sizes of 7-8″ with females growing larger than males. It is not uncommon to see a 9″ female painted turtle at full maturity. Things like how fast and how much you feed as well as aquarium size will directly affect overall size at full maturity.
Painted turtles for sale and Availability
Captive bred baby painted turtles are normally available throughout the year for sale. Typically they are most readily available during the months of April to November, but captive breeders, like us, have them in stock year round. Tortoise town always recommends purchasing the well-started baby turtle for sale over the more fragile turtle hatchlings for sale.
Visit our other painted turtle pages including:
- Painted turtle care
- Eastern Painted turtle
- Western Painted Turtle
- Southern Painted turtle
- baby turtles for sale
- aquatic turtles
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