General Care Discussion :: Dry Docking

[ashipyor]

I was wondering what the proper way is to dry dock your RES? I don't need to now but if there is a need to do so I don't want to be scrambling for an answer.

[grem89]

cardboard box with a towel down and a lamp for some heat but be careful not to overheat your turtle.

[papoopeepoo]

cardboard box with a towel down and a lamp for some heat but be careful not to overheat your turtle.

side note, what part of philly are you from?

[grem89]

i live right across the street from 30th Street station in an apartment building. I go to school at Drexel

[Bascomb]

as-yo -- Pap and grem are on the right track. I have a long cardboard box with a lamp on one end and a towel in the middle. They can get on the warm end, on the cool end or hide under the towel. Don't let the warm end get over 90 to 93 degrees. I dry dock mine about 6 to 8 hours. I depends on their size. Mine are from 3 to 6 inces. If you have smaller, I would suggest shorter times. b.

[steve]

I prefer to have the largest possible area. I keep an area they can hide under in addition to a basking area w/MVB. Room temp is at least 75F. If they are only there to sleep overnight, leave some towels or shirts for them to crawl under.