General Care Discussion :: Sleeping Seri

[SeriSlider]

Im not sure if she sleeps in her tank but she's surely sleeping now(on the floor under a towel). Is it ok to leave her out of the tank at night so she can rest? is it warm enough if i have on a space heater in the room. I keep the apt temp at about 75 when im sleeping. Is that too cold?

[steve]

75F is ok, but this should not be done regularly. You should also have area blocked off for her, so she won't get away.

[SeriSlider]

ok thanks a lot

[marisa]

I think 75F is fine as long as there are no breezes or cool drafts that the turtle could be exposed to.

[theartbook35]

I would still be worried, mainly because of what Steve said. I can keep the temperature of my apartment 75 degrees, but, it's a poorly insulated place and thus, we have drafts that we have to block off with tape and weather stripping. It would be wise to fill a medium sized, plastic bottle with warm (but not scoldingly hot) water for your turtle to cozy up to.

[SeriSlider]

ok thanks. I will do that while she dry docks at night. I will post pics of my set up in another post.
*my apt is drafty also and I got some weather strips today.