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Eastern Painted Turtle for sale

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Eastern Painted Turtles

If you are considering purchasing a new water turtle for sale, the Eastern Painted turtle is one of the nicest you can find.  These real live turtles for sale are a smaller species of an aquatic turtle for sale.  Without a doubt, eastern painted turtles for sale are one of the most attractive varieties of pond turtle native to North America. Painted turtles range extends from the Pacific coast.  The painted turtles’ range extends to the Atlantic coast and from Canada to northern Mexico, making them one of the most widespread species in the world. Painted turtles inhabit practically all slow-moving or still body of freshwater within their range.  Because of this,  painted turtles are one of the most commonly encountered turtles.  In addition, the vivid coloration of the painted turtle for sale makes them one of the most distinct water turtles for sale.

There are four types of painted turtles for sale: the eastern painted turtle, the midland painted turtle, the western painted turtle, and the southern painted turtle. Although their native ranges vary (hence, their common names), their habits and captive care requirements are very similar.

Eastern Painted Turtle for sale Availability

Painted turtles breed readily in captivity, and are frequently produced by hobbyists and turtle farms alike. As with most temperate species, their breeding season is restricted to spring and summer, so captive-bred babies are most commonly available from May through September. However, given the significant numbers of babies hatched yearly, they are typically available for most of the year and prices are very affordable.

Eastern painted turtle care

Eastern painted turtles are fairly easy to care for, so long as you are able to provide the proper painted turtle habitat, or painted turtle aquarium set up.  Painted turtles are beautiful animals that can be fun to watch for hours on end, and are also long lived.

Painted turtle lifespan

In captivity, painted turtles can live anywhere from 20-50 years.  Painteds are long lived, easy to care for water turtles for sale. Like all real turtles for sale, painted turtles ship overnight via ups in a heated or cooled insulated shipping container.

Painted turtle size

Males are smaller than females but painted turtles in general reach mature sizes of 8-10″.  Eastern painted turtles are the smallest of the species usually only hitting 6-7″.  Baby painted turtles for sale may be small and cute, but they are full grown in only 4-5 years of age.  Size also can be determined by the size of the painted turtle habitat, with larger habitats allowing them to grow larger and more rapidly.

Painted turtle habitat

Habitat set up can be as easy as a large aquarium being sure that there is plenty of swimming space and a dry dock.  Using a 55 gallon aquarium will allow 2 painted turtles to have ample swimming space.  Including a dry dock that is directly under the hot spot is also important.

Painted turtle Substrate

Aquarium substrates commonly used for painted turtle set ups include gravel, stones, and even sand or mud.  Using a colorful gravel is nice, however it is also dangerous when compared to larger stone based substrates.  Larger stone based substrates will be too large for the baby painted turtle to accidentally ingest.

Painted turtle UVB Lighting

Providing proper UVB is very important when raising any type of turtles.  UVB is important for both vitamin D3 production and absorption, but also important for calcium intake.  Providing UVB by way of T5 HO tube style lighting is best.  Try to stay away from coil type Turtle UVB lamps, as they are not reliable.  When your turtle is at dry dock basking he or she should also be “soaking in the rays” necessary for a strong shell and bone structure.

Eastern Painted Turtles for sale – Food & Diet

Painted turtles do well on commercial pellet diets when fed properly.  Using something like reptomin for baby turtles to start is great.  We here at CB use reptomin turtle pellets for all of our baby turtles for sale.  Once they are a bit larger, we provide them with a turtle floating stick type pellet base as they’re main staple diet.  Feeding your painted turtle in moderation is key.  Overfeeding will lead to a lazy, obese turtle, but also diminish water quality quickly.  When water quality dips below optimal levels for extended periods of time, your real live turtles for sale are at risk.

Eastern painted turtles for sale – water

Using tap water to fill your aquarium is fine, but you need to consider the source.  Treatment may be necessary based on if you have “city water” or “well water”.  Often city water is coming from treatment plants that clean the water by adding some chemicals like chlorine in low levels.  While these levels may not be harmful to humans, letting your city water city 2-3 days will allow the chlorine time to dissipate for a softer water quality for your new baby turtle for sale.   We offer water conditioner in our aquatic turtle supplies section.

Painted turtle for sale Temperature

Basking temperatures should hover in the 88 92 degree range and typically are at the hottest spot of the dry dock area.  Using a dry dock under the “hot spot” works great and simulates the baby painted turtles basking on a log so to speak.  Water temperatures should be in the 74-78 degree range.  Remember, proper painted turtle water temperatures and basking spots are key to success with any painted turtle habitat.

CB Reptile has much more than just eastern painted turtles for sale!