Hi there! I was fairly recently employed to take care of the animals at my school. I've been slowly but surely working on improving the setups of all the animals, including this red eared slider. From what I understand, she used to be in a big bin enclosure, but they had a lot of trouble cleaning it--I learned a few days ago that there hadn't been a filter in it. So when I came in, she was in a twenty gallon tank that she wasn't able to swim in. I was pretty hesitant making demands since it's the school that is paying for all the supplies, but they were very happy to allow me to upgrade the tank. I just don't want to push it too much.
The tank itself was already at the school, so size unfortunately can't be upgraded. It's a 40 gallon, which is far better than what it had been. I just got a canister filter--amazing, btw--and a floating dock. I also have some water weed in there for her if she ever wants a nibble. As for feeding, she mainly eats Fluker's Buffet Blend for aquatic turtles? I have a beardie at home, so I always have extra crickets and dandelion greens that I bring in for her. But any food recommendations would be awesome!
The tank also just looks very...boring. She's been having a blast swimming around. I'd just like to see her have more items in the tank to interact with.
*I really prefer no substrate, honestly. She gets around just fine, there were just issues with her eating rocks in her original setup. When I took them out, I realized how much cleaner the tank looks and stays*
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Also please ignore the thermometer! It's inaccurate, the water is definitely not almost 90 degrees!*
https://imgur.com/WEdeR0j Hopefully this link works!