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Will you share RES habitat ideas with me2007-11-24 2:04:56

since you dont need a top on the tank, you can get a clamp lamp for a heat and USB lighting----very imporant!! they need some sunLIGHT to be healthy! aim it towards the basking area. other than that, the entire tank can be filled almost 3/4 the way with water. theyre water turtles-swimming is what they do! no need for anything else in the tank at all! many happy turtles have been raised in setups like this.

however- if you want my honest opinion- if you can- get a pond outside. they can live out there ALL year! my ex and i had 5 water turtles and two box turtles for years (they're still with him, still kickin from what i last heard), in a pond outside and they are sooo much happier there. they loved it. friendlier, too, even the water turtles would actually swim up to you and come on land to eat right from your hands! if you choose to do this, the turtles can hibernate outside during the winter, and you can find out more about that (i wont talk your ear off anymore) :)

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get the floating turtle docks. They free up swimming space and help with filtration because rocks etc. can block water flow and build up debris

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Best RES habitat? An oudoor pond.

They grow fast & you will not be able to buy a large enough aquarium for a older juvenile & certainly not an adult!

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- Try a plastic wading pool, large Rubbermaid-type container, or plastic stock tank.