[AquaticLife] friend gave me a turtle..please help
Don’t mean to butt in on this, but am curious. When you say a daylight light over the basking area for the turtle, would that be a “heat” light like for reptiles or a aetnic (sp?) light for aquariums?
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of betti@optonline.net Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:57 AM To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] friend gave me a turtle..please help
If its a water turtle, then you can keep it in your 20 gallon tank for a few years, it will eventually need a larger tank or outdoor enclosure. You can buy a “floating island” which you suction the rods onto the tank and the island can move up or down with the water level, or put rocks in, but the island is very easy to clean around. You should also buy a can of turtle pellets for regular food plus you can give it ‘real’ food as a treat, but the turtle pellets are fortified with the vitamins it needs. You must put a light over the island or rocks. Without the proper light, the turtles shell will get soft and cause much problems with deformity or even death. It should be a ‘daylight’ light. If its a land turtle like a box turtle or wood turtle, then the requirements are different. Let us know when you find out what kind of turtle it is.
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