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Hope you all are doing well in this beautiful day! Hope you are having a great day mate!
Welcome to a new day with a new blog!
Exited?
So I thought in my mind that I haven’t given any update over turtle’s for a long time! And by searching and consuming on internet I have seen people having interest over Turtle’s shell!
Well I thought of giving some idea to you guys about that!
So the obvious question arises that why would you listen to me right?
Well I have been working with aquarium for last 10 years
and I believe I have even a little bit more idea about aquatic life than any ordinary people have so here I am serving you guys with great informations!
So shall we start now?
Okay A lot of you have an unique question which is that if turtle and tortoise are the same or not!
Well if you listen to me, they are not same at all!
Turtle can be kept under water and also they can stay over the ground but the must need water in order to survive!
And when it comes to Tortoise, they only live in the ground and they don’t have that hassle of living in the water or all that so!
If I might proceed you have already know by now that our todays guest can live both on water and surface area right?
Well yes turtle can live both on ground and water. They require both to continue with their healthy life!
A lot of people does the same mistake or maximum of you make this same mistake of keeping turtle and fish together!
Is that even okay?
What do you think?
Well I don’t think that , that is okay in any condition! Fishes are born to live under water for their whole lifetime and turtle can live under water but not for their whole lifetime right?
They both are different species and fishes don’t have the need of sunlight or surface over their lives but turtle do!
Oh yes they do my friend!
Ever heard of the word basking?
Or in simple word like I always say, sunbath?
Your turtle needs that sunbath at an emergency basis to survive!
Let me explain!
A lot of people thinks that turtle can keep their shell and also can come out of it!
But in reality that’s not possible at all my friend! Turtle’s shell is a part of their spine where it is completely attached to it’s body! Like the whole body organ’s are kept inside the strong shell which needs maintenance! Like that shell needs calcium in order to keep it healthy which it can take from the sunlight! While basking a turtle spreads out it’s leg one the surface area where it takes it’s daily sunbath!
This time gives him enough space to take out all the nutrients it needs from the sun. This is how it maintains it’s shell.
If it doesn’t get proper sunlight , it’s shell can be spoiled and it can break. Sometimes bacteria can attack on it’s shell.
And when it comes to aquarium I completely suggest you to keep them out of fish tank and provide them proper tank for them. You can add an UV light if there is no direct sun. I once tried to save some budget while not giving them UV light and to carry them out everyday in a separate container. But after few days, I couldn’t get enough time to continue this process.
So don’t do this mistake and buy an UV light for your turtle.
Besides some turtle’s have big nails which can be harmful for your fish. Some can try to bite of the tails of your fish. And most importantly turtle will pee a lot which is not good for your fish. And In comparison to fishes, a turtle will eat more and also poop more which can be an issue for most of you! It’s shell needs maintenance!
So next time someone tells that their shell are an individual part of their body, I believe you can give them proper answer from which they can also know that a turtle is formed inside it’s shell!