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All our turtles and terrapins are captive bred.
We do NOT recommend keeping Turtles or Terrapins with fish.
What is a Musk Turtle?
Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) are the smallest freshwater turtle available in the pet trade. Only growing to approximately four inches in size (shell front to back) they can be kept happily in 100 litre aquarium. Unlike Terrapins, Musks are not basking species and spend most of their time in the water.
How do I keep a Musk Turtle?
An ideal set of to keep Musk Turtles would be glass aquarium with a filter (to keep water clean), a heater (to keep water at a constant 25 degrees), and UV light (to encourage correct shell growth). They also need a landed area where the can get out of the water such as Turtle Dock.
What do I feed my Musk Turtle?
Musk Turtles are omnivores and in the wild would eat vegetation and such things as fish and insects. For you pet Musk Turtle however, they are various complete dried and frozen foods that contain all of the animals dietary requirements.
How big and what sex will my Musk Turtle be?
This listing is for Female Musk Turtles. The shell size will be 3 1/2 to 4"
Shipping Details and Livestock Terms and Conditions
All livestock deliveries must be signed for and will be dispatched on the following schedule:
All livestock orders received between Thursday 2pm to Monday 1pm will be dispatched Monday for a next day courier for delivery Tuesday.
All livestock orders received between Monday 2pm to Tuesday 1pm will be dispatched on Tuesday for a next day courier for delivery Wednesday.
All livestock orders received between Tuesday 2pm to Wednesday 1pm will be dispatched on Wednesday for a next day courier for delivery Thursday.
All livestock orders received between Wednesday 2pm to Thursday 1pm will be dispatched on Thursday for a next day courier for delivery Friday.
Although Turtles and Terrapins are hardy little creatures, we still try to keep the stress caused by transporting them to a minimum. As consequence we do not accept returns on them so please make sure you definitely want them before ordering. In the unlikely event of your Turtle or Terrapin arriving dead we will arrange for another one to dispatched as soon as poosible. Please note, we need to be notified within 24 hours of receiving the animal and we arrange for our courier to collect the dead Turtle/ Terrapin when they deliver the replacement. Due to the inherent risk of moving livestock we will one offer a free of charge replacement once. Buying purchasing livestock from us, you are thereby agreeing to our terms and conditions.
