At petsmart and all of the large pet stores all they sell is thoes expensive plastic tanks that i dont want!!! What is the cost of say a 55 gallon tank and a screen top?
I am selling a few 55 gallon tanks for 50 dollars each. Check out craigslist.com for cheap tanks and accessories. Petsmart should be able to order you "all-glass" aquariums. Usually tanks are about $1 per gallon, that is untill they get very large (bigger than 55gal)
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The Florida Aquarium Animal Rescue Team will rescue six to eight of sea turtles. They will board and rehabilitate the creatures until the waters warm up.
“There’s not anything wrong with them,” Florida Aquarium spokesmanTom Wagner said. “We just need to warm them up.”
The sea turtles are “cold stunned” said Jeni Hatter, spokeswoman for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which is also helping with the rescue efforts.
Because the sea turtles are cold-blooded reptiles (they do not maintain a regular body temperature) they take on the temperature around them and go into a somewhat state of shock.
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Bug-eyed delight at library
Scales Aquarium and Reptile store is displaying the creatures for Exploring Pets, an event aimed at primary school children, starting at 2pm.
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Clearwater aquarium gets 8 more chilly turtles
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsThe reptiles experienced “cold stun,” a kind of metabolic shock that is created when the water temperature drops below the creature's temperature. Frigid temperatures take toll on marine lifeall 13 news articles »
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Pet Frogs Behind Salmonella Outbreak
TopNews United States"You put them in your aquarium with other fish," she said. However, like reptiles, such as turtles, frogs are known to carry Salmonella. Pet Frog Salmonella Spans 31 StatesPet frogs pose risk for salmonellosisThis Frog Is No Prince -all 25 news articles »
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The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores Gives Nine Sea Turtles a ...
Intolerant of winter weather, the cold-blooded reptiles usually head to the warmer Gulf Stream waters or migrate south from autumn through spring. and more »
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Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with ... Environmental samples from aquariums containing aquatic frogs in four homes of case-patients yielded S. Typhimurium isolates matching the outbreak strain. and more » |
Cold-stunned turtles heading to local aquariums
Because the sea turtles are cold-blooded reptiles (they do not maintain a regular body temperature) they take on the temperature around them and go into a and more »
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