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Can flame turtles be mixed with fish? Can they be mixed with turtles?

Mike Ehrmantraut
2021-06-18 09:27:41
Flame turtles can be mixed with fish, but it is not recommended to raise them with fish. Although flame turtles are aquatic turtles, they need to climb to the surface of the water every day to bask in the sun, so the water level should not be too high. Moreover, flame turtles like animal feed when they are young and plant feed when they are adults, which is different from fish food. In addition, flame turtles are highly active and like to crawl around, which can easily frighten fish, so it is not recommended to raise them together.
Can flame turtles be mixed with fish? Can they be mixed with turtles?

1. Can flame turtles be mixed

with fish? Flame turtles can be mixed with fish, because flame turtles have strong adaptability and are aquatic turtles. They can be mixed with tropical fish or cold-water fish. But it is not recommended that they be mixed with fish. First of all, they need to bask in the sun. The breeder needs to build a drying platform for them in the container, and the water level should not be too high. This environment is not suitable for most fish to live in. Secondly, flame turtles like to eat snails, tadpoles, crayfish and other foods when they are young, and watermelon, bananas, vegetables and other foods when they are adults, which are not similar to fish's feeding habits. Finally, the flame turtle has high activity, needs more space to move, and likes to swim back and forth, which can easily cause fish to be frightened, so it is not suitable for polyculture.

Flame tortoises can be mixed with tortoises.

Flame tortoises can be mixed with other tortoises. Brazilian tortoises are more suitable for mixing with them. Because flame tortoises are a subspecies of Brazilian tortoises, their habits, body shape and life span are similar, so they are suitable for mixing with tortoises. If breeders want to raise Brazilian tortoises together, it is better to start raising them together when they are young, so that they are familiar with each other's existence and seldom fight. But the Brazilian tortoise has a more aggressive character, and if there is a fight, it needs to be separated immediately.

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