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[donnamartin]

I purchased a 10 gallon tank for now. My brother in law is going to give me his 30 gallon as the turtle needs it. I purchased the UVB bulb and I am going to use a regular light bulb for heat. I also have a water heater and filter. As Squirtle gets bigger I will adjust to his needs, but I feel this is good for him/her right now. What do you think?






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[TexasJagsFan]

It looks nice!

How big is your turtle?

[sonyj]

Looks nice... I know Squirtle must be happier now. He'll still probably take a few days to adjust. I think they all do.

[gammeragirl]

I really like your set up for Squirtle, it looks very "homey" for a turt.

[donnamartin]

Squirtle is just a hatchling. I got him last Saturday. He/She still has what I think is the Egg tooth attached. It is a little white thing near it's mouth.

[sonyj]

That is his egg tooth. Our turtle still had his for about a week or so after we got him and then one day it was just gone. So you know he's very young if he still has his egg tooth.

[JessicaTS]

Very nice.. but i don't see a uvb light? or is it hidden behind the open flap?
If you look at the plastron, can you see a little split or a hole? That's the yolk sac spot

[donnamartin]

The UVB Light is hidden for now.

I am so relieved I did okay with this tank. I know he/she will be happy now. Thanks to all of you........

[marisa]

Nice. Is the UVB bulb a tube? If so, make sure there's nothing covering it like plastic or glass.

[donnamartin]

It does have plastic, I will remove it. Thank you......

[TexasJagsFan]

It looks like you have the same heater I have for my fish aquarium, they are nice but expensive.

[donnamartin]

Yeah, $26.00. The place I went to I was refered to. The owners are knowledgable (I don't know if I spelled that right, it's early). It's a mom pop aquairum store that specializes in all types of reptiles. I told them what I had and I bought a checklist from the information I got on this forum. He just gathered everything together for me. This heater does keep the water warm, but I have to set it at like 60 to keep it at like 75-80.

[donnamartin]

Hey Turtle Siren,

I am just across the sound from you. Small world.

[tini]

Your baby is so cute. I like the second picture in the plant. That plant looks huge next to the baby.

[donnamartin]

My baby sleeps in the plant. It is so cute.