• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

Scare piece on owning a reptile

The title is pure clickbait... but I didn't see anything like a scare piece in the actual article itself (for the first one).
 
Shiari said:
The title is pure clickbait... but I didn't see anything like a scare piece in the actual article itself (for the first one).
Click to expand...

Same here. Can't comment much on whether turtles are good for beginners or not, but if someone does their research and provides a properly sized and filtered enclosure, I can't really think of any reasons why they'd be a bad choice for a beginner.
 
I had a red-eared slider when I was a kid. Fun little pet but WAY more work than my snakes. And the initial setup for him was much more expensive as well.
 
That follow-up chart seems a little misleading, especially where sizes and experience level are concerned. Would be better if they suggested a specific type of snake/turtle/tortoise like they did with the lizards. I would guess this was a lizard person who wrote this? A few extra minutes of research would probably have been worthwhile.
 
LittleFrog said:
Same here. Can't comment much on whether turtles are good for beginners or not, but if someone does their research and provides a properly sized and filtered enclosure, I can't really think of any reasons why they'd be a bad choice for a beginner.
Click to expand...

I would call aquatic turtles among the most labor intensive reptile commitment of all. I keep quite a few, and most species aren't particularly fragile, but good grief, they are work. Add to that, they're a 30+ year commitment to hauling water buckets and cleaning filthy filters weekly. The big thing is how quickly water is contaminated by them eliminating in it, and they have to drink that water. In an escape-proof outdoor water garden, they are much easier, but that's not what most new keepers are setting up for them.
 
It all looks like decent data but it's presented very poorly especially with that title. It would have been better if it had clearly stated that these are possible but rare issues. And the chart is pretty much worthless as it is way too generic.
 
Chip said:
I would call aquatic turtles among the most labor intensive reptile commitment of all. I keep quite a few, and most species aren't particularly fragile, but good grief, they are work. Add to that, they're a 30+ year commitment to hauling water buckets and cleaning filthy filters weekly. The big thing is how quickly water is contaminated by them eliminating in it, and they have to drink that water. In an escape-proof outdoor water garden, they are much easier, but that's not what most new keepers are setting up for them.
Click to expand...

YUP !! :cheers:
 
My guess is that by "beginner" they mean "cheap and disposable". Because honestly, that's how anoles and red eared sliders are often sold.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top