General Care Discussion :: Deep waters okay for baby red eared sliders?

[tammi]

I actually have a log that is about half the hight of the water. He stops and hangs on it for a few mins then will swim on up after rested.
Big rock would work also. Fish tank decorations come in lots of sizes would work too.

[tammi]

Opps forgot to add. These are in addition to the ramp

[theartbook35]

Resting spots? I am planning to get a Zoomed Turtle Dock with the suction cups.

Yes, underwater resting spots. They are submerged tall things that a turtle can hang onto, to take a breath, but still stay in the water. A three or four inch tall plant, a big rock, anything like that, or another submerged ramp, like tammi uses, can be an underwater resting spot.

[mike hill]

Cap-it -- I did not realize that they lost that ability when placed in captivity. Mine swam to the bottom to hide when placed in a tank. m.

[jozzep]

Sen5es.......Get a turtle dock and fill the tank.
Your turtle will be fine as long as he has a resting spot.Otherwise the only way it could drown is if it gets stuck underwater inside a cave or tangled in something.

[mike hill]

Sen-5 --- That is what I ment about arrangement of ramp and other items in the tank. Place things so they don't get trapped. Other than that they should be able to swim just fine. m.

[X-Factor]

My turtles sleep on the basking dock. I would not raise the water level too high unless you have a basking area or somewhere where they can rest confortably out of water to breathe for long periods of time.

[mike hill]

X-Fact -- Do your turtles sleep under water as well as on the basking rock?