Aquatic turtles need to be fed outside their habitat - I put them in a sink to feed them; because they are very messy eaters - otherwise I'd need to clean their 55 gal tank frequently. As is, I have a large filter that keeps their tank clean.
Thought I answered this yesterday but it seems to have disappeared. The young one who died was a Wyandotte and my 12-yr old is an Ameraucana. She lays pale seafoam green eggs. Hope she'll still give me a couple but she hasn't yet. She's still extremely healthy.
I'm paring down - my husband passed a year ago and with 2 large dogs, the chickens and even couple of aquatic turtles - all my husband's idea - I need to slow the menagerie down rather than build it back up.
I have a 12-year old hen. Her "friend" since birth died over 3 years ago and I got an 1-yr old chicken for her at that time. They fought for a few weeks but then have been fine together these past 3 years. The younger one, never layed an egg, while my 12-yr old has continued to lay eggs...