McKibben J S, Porterfield P D, Westergaard J M
Am J Vet Res. 1978 Jan;39(1):109-14.
Recently hatched, certified Salmonella-free, red-eared slider turtles (Pseudemys scripta elegans) were obtained from a commercial breeder. Half of the turtles were kept in a traditional wet-bowl environment, whereas the other half lived in individual dry-bowl environments, except for 30 minutes each day when they were immersed in water and were fed. Both groups were fed commercial turtle food. During the 26 weeks of the study, individual weight and general observations were recorded for each turtle. Neither Salmonella nor Arizona bacteria were recovered from the turtles, their food, or their bowen environments. Histologic observations were completed on organs of both groups. Turtles maintained in the dry-bowl environment ate poorly, were considerably less active and less developed histologically, and lost significantly more weight than those turtles living in the wet bowl environment. Neither the environment nor the feeding program were found to be satisfactory for prolonged household maintenance of pet turtles.
新孵化的、经认证无沙门氏菌的红耳龟（滑龟指名亚种）购自一家商业养殖者。一半的龟饲养在传统的湿碗环境中，而另一半生活在单独的干碗环境中，除了每天有30分钟被浸入水中并喂食的时候。两组龟都喂食商业龟粮。在为期26周的研究中，记录了每只龟的个体体重和一般观察情况。在龟、它们的食物或饲养环境中均未检测到沙门氏菌或亚利桑那菌。对两组龟的器官进行了组织学观察。饲养在干碗环境中的龟进食不佳，活动明显较少，组织学发育程度较低，且体重损失比生活在湿碗环境中的龟显著更多。对于宠物龟的长期家庭饲养而言，无论是环境还是喂食方案都不尽人意。
