General Care Discussion

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:54 am **basking underwater**

hey guyz, so lately ive had this problem that now buster and eugene havent been basking on their dock as much as they use to and i'll wake up or come home and find them in their basking poses UNDERNEATH the dock which is underwater....I just dnt get.

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:48 pm

turtles like to sleep under water sometimes because if you have a heater its warm water and they love that. mine do it all the time

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:34 pm

My two RES sleep in all sorts of positions and places: under water, while basking, floating, etc. My male RES has been seen sleeping on his side like a tire leaning against a wall.

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:42 pm

bigG wrote:My two RES sleep in all sorts of positions and places: under water, while basking, floating, etc. My male RES has been seen sleeping on his side like a tire leaning against a wall.

Yeah I got this log thing in my tank that sits under water and they will stick them self to it and shove there shell into the corner and just chill and sleep when all the lights are off

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:49 am

yea you guyz i get that the do sleep under there but they are hardly baskin now and actin kinda weird so ima little concerned.....

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:59 pm

What's the water temp and basking temp? Sometimes they will "bask" under water if the water is warm, and they won't feel the need to haul themselves up onto the basking area.

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:41 am

i have to buy a new thermometer tomorrow bcuz while cleaning the tank yesterday i stepped on it and broke it go figure huh?

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:55 am

Moose wrote:i have to buy a new thermometer tomorrow bcuz while cleaning the tank yesterday i stepped on it and broke it go figure huh?

Yeah when I first got my tank it came with these little things you put the air tube in and it makes the bubbles shoot out the top, and while cleaning the tank i steped on them cuz they were see through so they got smashed fast, it sucks now i got to find spots in the tank to hide it so that the turtles dont chew them up.

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:09 pm

Bummer. I found a thermometer at the dollar store last time! Seems pretty accurate too.

When I first got Frankie's tank, I was cleaning the tank, and I set the glass lid on the floor. Then I stepped on that -.-' I was really PO'd with myself

But luckily a replacement piece of glass was only about $8.

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:10 pm

lol thats EXACTLY where im off to get my now, so I should be posting the temperatures later on tongiht

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