General Care Discussion :: Help with new res

[Tecam.]

Her tank is dirty right now but yea I'll send some pictures

[Tecam.]

I cleaned it the smell did go away I guess it's just because it's tank gets dirty quick

[Tecam.]

[Tecam.]

[steve]

Looks OK, though it's hard to make out any details from the picture.

[Tecam.]

Is the heating lamp to close to the dock? She hasn't been basking or at least I haven't seen her. I mean the other she got on it and I walked in and she jumped off but I don't know if she still gets on it.

[steve]

The distance looks OK, have you measured the temperature?

[Tecam.]

No I don't have a thermometer

[steve]

You need to get one to make sure it doesn't get too warm up there.

[Kansasslider]

X2

[Tecam.]

Can baby turtles swim in deep water? How deep should the water be for a baby turtle

[steve]

I don't know if they can dive far, but they usually stay close to the surface.

[Tecam.]

[Tecam.]

Is that ok? It's not to deep but it sometimes looks like he has trouble swimming because he's still a baby

[steve]

The depth is fine, and could be deeper. I would re-consider using bricks in the tank, it even looks like he can go through the opening -- it's not safe and he could get stuck if he tried to turn around.