Habitat - Indoor :: Basking/Dry Area

Turtle tank setups and other indoor configurations.

Post Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:26 pm   Basking/Dry Area

Do Res need a place out of the water? I'm building a large tank and I have my turtle in a plastic tote and I was wondering if it would be okay to put a lot of water in so he can swin but there no place for him to get out of the water or should I just put in around 4" so he can sit around on the land?
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:54 pm   

He definately needs a place to get out of the water, and it needs to have a source of heat, most like the basking area around 90f
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:22 pm   

How long is he going to be in this container? If it's only for a little while he doesn't necessarily need to be able to dry off and bask, but he should have a resting spot where he can get air without swimming. If he's going to be in there for a while you need to figure out a way to give him basking time.
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:42 pm   

I figured as much I had a basking area but it doesn't work with his temp home :(

Time to break out the pvc pipe and see what i can get...
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