Can a turtle live with my ducks?

[jupiter_moon_3]

I found out the hard way that koi will die in a duck pond. It actually used to be a koi pond until I got the ducks, I was very attached to my fish... We found a large red ear slider on the highway today, I believe he was a pet who was dumped. It happens a lot with turtles, people don't want them when they get bigger, just like chicks and ducks.

But my question is, will the water be toxic to the turtle? Will they bother each other?

 

[SassyKat6181]

I don't know much about turtles, but ducks are very messy. I have to clean my pool out daily because they fill it with mud, poop, rocks and more poop. Unless you have a really good filter, I am not sure that much would survive in there.

 

[Pinky]

Some zoos keep small turtles with waterfowl. I would try it as long as it's not a snapping turtle or similar with a large mouth. Try it surpervised first. Oh, and I was told chlorine was toxic to aquatic turtles, so if the water is from a well, I know it would be ok.
Also aquatic turtles need good filters, they're mess without them.

 

[OldGuy43]

As with just about everything else there is a site devoted to the Red Slider:
http://www.redearslider.com/

NOTE: Red Sliders are sometimes carriers of salmonella. Take this into consideration.

OldGuy43

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

I don't know how big your pool/pond is but I have a 1/2 acre pond and the ducks r in there lots and its full of fish and turtles.

 

[desertdarlene]

Some red eared sliders have been known to take ducklings. But, if the pond is big enough, they should be fine with a few adult ducks. But, it would have to be a sizable pond. I think a terrarium would be better for the turtle, instead.

 

[silkiechicken]

If your fish died... a turtle would likely get sick too as they drink the swimming water.

There was a turtle and duck thread not too long ago.

EDA:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=571989

 

[Oregon Blues]

A turtle can't live in concentrated duck water. The zoos that do it have multi-million dollar filtration systems.

Ducks will eat a small turtle. A huge turtle will eat ducks.

Maybe some other plans for the turtle?

 

[jupiter_moon_3]

Thanks everyone! If I knew it was wild, I would have just relocated it to the river, that would be ideal. However, I think he was probably domestic, so I'm going to do some research and see if that would be safe. My ducks are fully grown, but the turtle is fairly large, maybe 10" long. My pond is 1800 gallons or so, it's about 9x9x18". I'd rather not risk it, he must have been alive for quite some time already, and I don't want his life to end because some idiot dumped him on the highway! Thanks for the input, hopefully he'll go back to a more natural environment!

 

[Garden grower]

You could Add a fountain And a pond filteratiion , also if you don’t have A pond use A couple hard plastic pools and add Connections too each one The more room they have the better . You could connect pools by Using PVC pipes That Big enough 4” too 10” round