Habitat - Indoor :: TURTLE EATING HIS BASKING LOG

[tbs00152]

I have been buying the normal basking tank with the suction cups on the side for about 4 years now- my turle chunk keeps chewing and biting at it and ripping them apart slowly! I need to find a better quailty item to use??? He is about 5-6 inches ! I also need a larger tank but dont really have alot of $$ to spend on one- I have a turtle tank with the side piece and a great interal filter!


thank u!

[devilduck]

Pretty typical thye love the rubbery material the docks are made of. I removed mine and now just use plastic eggcrate platform held up by pvc pipe.

[cutepanda86]

I've never had my turtle do this before. Very strange.

[slider_keeper]

Give it time cutepanda it will happen, lol;) Every turtle I have had over the years, ate there ZooMed docks.

[Mr.Shenanigans]

Remove the zoomed garbage dock and replace it with a thick piece of corkbark, just keep the suction cup frame. I saw someone do that and I thought it was clever. Other than that, I'm a big promoter of ATBA's as it doesn't sacrifice water level in the tank which u said was a concern. Also, check craigslist for tanks there is always a good deal that comes up

[cutepanda86]

Does it taste good? I mean I never figured the plastic to taste good. lol

[slider_keeper]

Does it taste good? I mean I never figured the plastic to taste good. lol

lol

[ignites]

I read somewhere if turtles are biting docks they are looking for calcium. So I throw in a few chunks of cuttle bone and they'll nibble on the cuttlebone and stop. Works for me so go figure!

[slider_keeper]

interesting, thanks for sharing

[cutepanda86]

Nice idea ignites. Thanks.