Does anyone have any advice on taking care of turtles?

I just bought 2 small turtles.Right no I have them in a box with no top,some water,and a space where they can get out of the the water(its on an angle)If anyone can tell me what to feed them and if a special environment is needed that would be great!Does anyone have any advice on taking care of turtles?
It is important to do research before you get a baby turtle - if their setup is inadequate they can get sick very easily. You will also need to have plans to separate your turtles in due time. Turtles are not sociable animals and when housed together they can fight and even kill each other for territorially purposes.





*One turtle alone needs a 120+ gallon tank





*They need a canister filter - this is very important in maintaining a turtles health - I would recommend the Rena Filstar XP3 or XP4.





*You need a water heater and keep the water temps around 78-80.





*You would need a basking area with the basking temps being 10 degrees warmer than the water temps. The basking area needs a heat light as well as a separate UVB light over the basking area.





*For feeding you should feed vegetables, live plants (anacharis, hornwort, duckweed, frogbit), and protein (pellets, fish, snails, crickets). Feed every day when they are younger than a year old.. once older than a year than switch to every other day. As a baby 50% of their diet should be vegetables, when they are adults it should be 75%.





It is important not to include gravel in the tank as your turtle can become impacted and would need to seek medical attention.





It is also important to raise the water level as high as you can without allowing your turtle to escape. If your turtle isn't used to swimming in a lot of water you can gradually raise the water level every few days until they get strong enough to swim naturally. Aquatic turtles are meant to swim and need all the space and water they can get!





As for sexing them right now they are too young. Once a turtle matures you can tell the difference between them very easily. The males will have long front nails and a long thick tail. Females will have short nails and a thin tail.





Good luck to you!Does anyone have any advice on taking care of turtles?
you sex them by the bump on the bottom of the body...but you will have to wait a while to be able to tell.... just feed em little turtle pelets for now then add a couple crickets everyonce and a while...
red-ear slider turtles or any aquatic turtles? ... check this website out:





http://redearslider.com/





..many great information about how to care for a turtle..





good luck!