Can you put a red slider turtle in a tank with a crawdad? Would one hurt the other?

I have a nice set-up for a dollar coin sized red slider turtle in a heated and well lit tank. My daughter got a crawdad from school and has it in a small, dank bowl. Can I put it in the tank to improve it's quality of life or will one hurt (or eat) the other?

Can you put a red slider turtle in a tank with a crawdad? Would one hurt the other?
Big crawdads eat small turtles, and big turtles eat small crawdads. If they are about the same size they will probably nip at and annoy each other.





Crawdads also carry a bacteria that can cause shell problems in turtles.





Even with this, it would be OK if the tank was nice and large, well-heated and well-filtered, had lots of basking and hiding spots, and was well-lit in a way that included UVB lighting.





You can get some good turtle info at http://www.redearslider.com





Good luck!
Reply:Your crawdad will most likely leave the res alone, but there is a chance that it will try to attack it or even kill it and eat it. However when the res gets larger it will most likely 99% kill and eat the crawdad.
Reply:I wouldnt. I have to red eared sliders [Romeo,%26amp; Juliet] And the crawdad will be aggresive toward the turtle. Now though, once the turtle gets big enough the story will change,%26amp; tables will turn...
Reply:It depends on how big the turtle is.. i have done this before.


my turtle was a little bigger than the size of my fist....


the crawfish died...
Reply:if the res, is the size of a dollar coin, then the res is in danger, but once the res gets older the crawdad will be its dinner. I have 2 female res in a 300 gallon tank, and i put in 3 crawdads, the crawdads didnt even last 2 minutes. These are 2 full grown res not small as yours.
Reply:The turtle will probably eat the crawdad. It may take a while but eventually he will.
Reply:i have two-red-eared-sliders (Myrtle and Yertle the turtles) i personally would not put a crawdad in a tank with a baby red-eared-slider (who knows the crawdad could rip off the babys tail!!!)



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