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turtle pond

PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:01 pm
by bamatide
Hello, I want to construct a pond for my three yellow bellied sliders ( 8-9 inches each). How deep should the pond be? And how many gallons?

Re: turtle pond

PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:02 am
by steve
What's the weather like in your region? Freezing temps?

Re: turtle pond

PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:08 pm
by bamatide
SW Fla.

Re: turtle pond

PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:04 pm
by steve
Are they all females? Do they get along? Minimum would be about 300 gallons, depending on location/shade/sunlight but I would try to get much larger... maybe 1500 gallons or so.

Re: turtle pond

PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 11:04 pm
by bamatide
thank you---but how deep?

Re: turtle pond

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:59 pm
by steve
Slider are great swimmers, so 2-3 feet deep is fine.