They are typically brown in color with the head having a olive color with speckles on it.
Common musk turtle tank size.
Housing one or a pair of common musk turtles is easily accomplished in an aquarium.
Exo terra make a huge range of these mesh tank toppers giving you more choice on the size of the tank that you select larger screen covers are even hinged or include a small access door.
Also because they even walk along the bottom of their tank they are a delight to watch.
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The razorback musk turtle is the biggest type of musk turtle.
If they feel threatened they can release a foul musky odor which is how they got their alternative name of stinkpot.
The musk turtle can grow to 100mm 4 4 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
Looking into tank mates.
The common musk turtle is known as the stinkpot turtle because they can emit an offensive foul odor.
The razorback musk turtle is the biggest type of musk turtle.
Common musk turtle diet.
They are an aquatic turtle that comes from eastern north america.
I have used a 20 gallon long tank to keep one adult musk turtle with a fluval 2plus canister submersible filter to keep things clean.
If you have a male and female musk turtle together in a tank watch out for their behavior.
Glass aquarium with screen cover.
The tank should also be tall enough to provide areas for the turtle to swim so we suggest a minimum height of around 300mm.
Most turtle hobbyists recommend keeping common musk turtles in at least a 20 to 29 gallon tank.
As you may expect from the name the flattened musk turtle has a shell that is more flat rather than high domed.
At times they can be aggressive and attempt to bite you.
Although musk turtles are considered carnivores by nature however they may also eat algae.
Common musk turtles are found in the eastern parts of north america all the way from ontario down to florida.
It is advised that you do not put two male musk turtles together in one tank.
It is a species that is nearly entirely aquatic but these turtles will come out of the water to bask occasionally.
An alternative musk turtle setup can be made by combining a standard glass aquarium with a mesh lid.
Still more to cover on this species including marie going on a diet.
Be careful when handling musk turtles.
When one starts showing signs of aggressiveness take it out of the tank.
It s hard to say no to her.
A common musk turtle living in a wild habitat eats a variety of insects such as crayfish snails earthworms and mollusks.
For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 600mm in width.