General Care Discussion :: is turtle can sleep on land and underwater??

[jameshermanto]

where can turtle sleep. land or underwater???
i look at lot, he always go to the land to sleep at night.
at morning, he go to the water, swim and come to me...

[TheComputerGremlin]

Normally they prefer to sleep underwater. It is possible that the land area is warmer than the water, which is why he's sleeping out there. It's not unheard of, some turtles do end up sleeping on land part of the time. But for the most part, they should sleep in the water.

[meltedspork]

My turtle naps on his basking dock, but sleeps in the water at night.

Do you keep your basking lights on at night?

[Raphulk]

My turtle also naps under his basking lights.
I suppose it's nice and warm there.

At night, or when the lights are off he sleeps in the water though.

[theartbook35]

My turtles each have their own routine. Ones prefers to sleep in the water, and the other prefers to sleep on the basking area. They both nap there.

I keep the water the temperature that I've always kept it at, and they used to both sleep in the water before I got the basking area. I don't have to move the lamp to heat the water, it stays over the basking spot. The basking log I'm using is not a land and water barrier, it absorbs water up to the water level, but water still gets to the other side and one of the turtles sleeps half in and half out of the water. They've never slept all the way through the night, even before I got the infared lamp, so, occasionally this turtle will rotate the dry side into the water. The other turtle stays in the tunnel and only comes out to look at the light for a few minutes then goes back in the tunnel to sleep.

I have no life. I watch my turtles' behaviors and routines so much. I just want to be able to notice anything that might be wrong, if for some reason something goes wrong. (Like my mom messing with the set up, she likes to do that, what a punk).

[jameshermanto]

how about RI turtle??? is it sleeps on the water or land??

[Azfar]

Both my turtles sleeps in water.. One like to sleep near air bubbles and the other one like to sleep under intake filter.. hehe..

[theartbook35]

how about RI turtle??? is it sleeps on the water or land??

I honestly don't know much about any other species besides RES.

[joeybsmooth]

It is funny both of my turtles sleep half and half . My map sleep on his ramp of this dock . And my RES sleeps vertically on in between the filter and wall.So he is waged in there so half of him is out of the water.

[Kemul]

how about RI turtle??? is it sleeps on the water or land??

I believe RI = respiratory infection. When my turtle got RI, it slept on the
basking area all the time. It was very lethargic, wouldn't even move in water.
I think it's safer to put sick turtle on basking area for fear of drowning. If the
turtle becomes strong enough to get into the water itself, it will be strong
enough to get back to dry area or to raise its head above the water.

That's my humble opinion

[jameshermanto]

ok one more question.. is it ok to let turtle walk in the house, and let them sleep under bed or in bed?

[TheComputerGremlin]

It is okay to let them wander around as long as you have turtle-proofed your house: make sure no animals like dogs can get it, make sure all humans are aware they are wandering around, close any gaps under doors so they can't escape, pick up any munchies off of the floor, block off stairs, move out of reach any poisonous plants. You'll want to keep an eye on them as they can get lost easily, and make sure if any doors are opened they aren't walking out.

As for sleeping out, it's probably best they sleep in their tank, but sleeping out of the tank would be similar to dry-docking them. I'd probably keep a pan of water on the floor so they can rehydrate as needed. I would not let them sleep in bed, though, since there is a chance of getting rolled over by a human. And make sure the room is escape-proof.

[Caphits]

I dont think that a turtle is a cat, and it would be best if you didnt let them sleep outside their tank, unless drydocking. Under the bed is filthy. On the bed is dangerous: Humans, and a 2 foot drop.

Walking around is usually fine. Just make sure you do everything steve said to do.

[theartbook35]

I dont think that a turtle is a cat, and it would be best if you didnt let them sleep outside their tank, unless drydocking. Under the bed is filthy. On the bed is dangerous: Humans, and a 2 foot drop.

Walking around is usually fine. Just make sure you do everything steve said to do.

I don't always like having my cats walking around my house.

Reptiles should never be allowed to roam the house freely unless they are supervised, and eventually placed back in their aquarium where they belong. (I also am not fond of people letting their turtles roam around the backyard for fun/egg laying unless they have a clean environment/turtle pond set up for them. Reptiles are magnets for parasites, especially if you let them dig.)