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Hello Everyone !
I've had my 2 hatchlings for 3 weeks now and they never seem to bask (((
I had one islandy-thing in the tank but added two more just to encourage them getting on there.
All three of the basking areas are at water-level, so it should'nt be too hard for them to get on there....
There are two things i thought of ...
1. maybe they only bask when i'm not around
2. maybe they don't get on there because i have a cat and the cat sometimes sits on the table standing in the living in front of the aquarium (like 1m away)....

Any ideas ?

You probably just don’t see them when they bask. My albino RES used to dive off her basking spot when she was just a hatchling, now she is 6 months old and doesn’t mind at all when I watch her bask. Also, what temp is the air in the basking spot?

Put a food pellet up there. If it disappears, at least you know they are going up.

what is the difference in water and Air temperatures? And how easy is it for them to climb up there?

Can you place a thermometer there to take the basking area temperature? Is there a UVB bulb for them?

Some turtles just take their sweet time before they bask. I also have to question if it can get up there easily ? My res hardly ever basks but my mississippi does all the time but not