Habitat - Indoor :: Not Basking

[Linus]

Agamemnon hasn't been basking since I put her in her new tank a little over a week ago. Is that natural.

[BullDog]

Yes, it can take them up to a month to get used to their new surroundings. Be sure to double check the basking and water temps. You'll want the basking temp about 10* warmer than the water.

[Chrisbarnett]

Maybe try raising the basking temp at first to entice her up there then when she i basking regularly back off on the temp.

Also, my turtle likes about 90F basking temp and his water is about 76-77F. It depends on the turt.

[Raphulk]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA your avatar chris!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


anyways, my turtle likes is boiling in his basking area haha so yea, try some enticing. but I suspect it's just the new environment

[grem89]

Yeah. Just give your turt some time to get used to its new surroundings. Maybe even throw a few pellets up there while your not around the tank and then if you come back and the pellets are gone you know it came out to bask. Ive done this with my turt to see if he was basking when I first put up his new atba. Theyll grab the pellets and then go back into the water to eat them.

[corey7144]

Can't they only swallow under water?

[grem89]

Theyll grab the pellets and then go back into the water to eat them.

yes they can only swallow things while underwater

[corey7144]

Yay i was right. My science said i was wrong

[grem89]

Yeah. Something about their mucus and how they need water to swallow.

[papoopeepoo]

Yeah. Something about their mucus and how they need water to swallow.

exactly, they don't make saliva. So the water helps with that first part of digestion.

[Linus]

Anyway I put a 75 watt in and now the Basking temp is back at 90, where it used to be. Lets see what happens.