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Information on dry docking

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:14 am
by Zacbuttcrack
Tomorrow i'm going to start dry docking my turtle, any suggestions? I'm going to get betadine aswell as setup a plastic 15 gallon tub.

thanks :)

Re: Information on dry docking

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:39 am
by Love of Animals
Depends on what you're dry docking for. Steve recommends dry docking at night so the turtle is calm and goes to sleep. Put a towel in with the turtle so it can hide and keep the temp about 75 degrees. If you're dry docking for something severe that requires longer drying out periods. Then dry dock and put in water for 1 hour 2 times a day to defecate and eat.

Re: Information on dry docking

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:05 am
by steve
I agree... any type of treatment you plan should reflect the situation. The last thing you want to do is use a wrong treatment or try to treat something that is not an issue.