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I have 2 slider turtles, how do I need to setup their habitat2007-11-24 2:00:07

They are classroom pets.

They are in a 20 gallon tank w/1/2 inch water & lamp for basking.

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I have a slider as well, and they are aquatic turtles, so they need water to swim in. I have mine in a 40 gal horse trough (she is an adult) with about 12-16 in. of water. If you do put a large amount of water in the tank, you should have some kind of perch or basking spot they can climb up on so they can get out of the water. I use a piece of grapevine i bought at a pet shop, but they make turtle docks that suction to the side of the tank. They can develop shell problems if they do no bask. I hope this helps.

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I think your best option would be to call your local pet store, or local council, they might be able to give you some good advice or even fax or email some details through to you.

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I have a slider turtle as well and I just went to petco and asked for help-and they set everything up for me.

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sounds like you are set up pretty good but do you have an area where they can climb out of the water and bask? you could put a brick or large flat rock in the aquarium so they can climb up on it

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We also take ours out sometimes and let her crawl around on the tile floor and she loves to go for the dark spots to hide. She is very interactive. Once in awhile we will give her those little 12 cent fish from the pet store and she eats them right up once we put them in her tank. Quite the treat!

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The 'rule' is 10 gallons of water* per inch of turtle. (*- note that this is the water pool size, not the tank size!). Since sliders quickly get to 4-6", plan ahead with a 50 gallon pond, either in a bigger glass aquarium, or in a big plastic tub or wading pool.