I want to let my 2 RES swim around in a pond outside, but I am afraid of the animals and birds around them. Would birds be attracted to them or like squirrels wanting to get in the water? Or even trying to eat them?
What would you recommend? I don't have any dogs or cats, so I'm not worried about those. But more so the large birds because we have a lot where I live.
This is the set-up so far. The water is dirty because we had a lot of rain over the weekend. It's clearly still in the process of being all fixed up. I just want to make sure I am doing it right.
If they are to bask out of the pond, they will need a ramp. If they bask in it, they will need a basking platform. There should be no gaps in the fencing, and it should go as deep as you can.
Turtles can climb too! It might be fine if you are going to only keep them there temporarily, but I'm not sure if you are going to supervise them or not. I tried to use an outdoor for my RES a few times over the years but they would just stay in the water.