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Ohhhh I will miss all the fun!!! Think of me driving around at work...in the cold...in the dark.... 8) Have a great meeting and I hope the next one coincides for my Saturday off

I use that type of fitting now as the cheaper versions dont last with being turned on for 10-12 hrs straight. Good to go for more expensive, but will last, then keep buying cheap ones and wasting money...well thats what I've found :roll:

Yes. UV and heat

Now, just let me know when you're heading down to CHCH with a hammer and nails.... I've plenty of building jobs need doing as I rescheme the current turtle ponds enclosure area :lol: :lol: :lol: :bounce:

Dont forget to get a clip-on light fitting as well for the incandescant bulb...that provides warmth and encourages turtle out under the UV to bask and get properly dry.

Yes, that was me in the pet mag.... I havent seen it yet tho :lol: Cherie and family created the "Turtle Sanctuary" pond under my guidance and now I have a place I can send rehabilitated females to be rehomed...or just stay. Theres 10 there so far and I have 5 more lined up to go out once summer arrives. The pond is 15 mtres long with a basking island in the middle and straight sides with an overhang so turtles cant escape so theres no fence needed. Wonderful place for turtles...but wouldnt be needed if owners committed to caring for the turtles properly for their lifetime. So I'm really keen to see you do a proper set-up and look after your turtle well Oh, and dont be fooled into getting more than one...check out some of the threads I've started with injured turtles from their fighting....

OK great. I thought maybe you had already bought one off TM or something. The baby will be about the size of the palm of your hand in about 18mths. Amazing how fast they grow in the first couple of years

The bulb has to be a Reptile uvb/uva bulb... The light fitting is just a standard aquarium light.

How big is your tank? What is the basking area like? How big is the turtle you are getting? I know nothing about the stingray filter...except I think its an internal one...and therefore not really much use for a turtle who produces vast amounts of waste. What research have you done on set-up, feeding etc etc? 8)

Its not about 'looks' its about the turtle needing a reptile light to provide correct UVB/UVA so it can produce Vit D which it needs to absorb calcium and stay healthy. In the wild it would have sunlight to do this. In a tank you are responsible for replicating that to keep the turtle healthy. If the UV bulb doesnt say 'reptile' then you dont have a light thats any use at all. Also you need to remove the perspex cover from the light so it doesnt block the rays and not have glass blocking either. Sunlight penetrates water several cm...a UV bulb hardly any depth through the water at all, so you need the light over the basking area so its directly on turtle when it basks. A heat lamp...ordinary 40-60watt bulb at a 30cm distance from turtle is fine...will warm the area up and encourage turtle out of the water and under the UVB. Check out the care sheets, all the info is there.

See Turtle care sheet

Check out the photo in the care sheet at top of the reptile section. Also the conference photos in the FNZAS clubs section for some ideas

Just stunning Sneaky2! Really fantastic... You're very talented!

Yummmmmmmmmmm

Fabulous! What will be in it?

Snakenecks need a regular supply of live food....they love platties....mmmmm :lol:

:roll: nothing to add...... :roll:

WONDERFUL set-up! Well done

Ahh, then its not a 'proper' turtle tank Well, its OK for a baby but not for long Are you going to come along to the Totally Tanked mtg in CHCH on 3rd July? Meet some of the Chch fishy/reptile gang.

How about a turtle! :lol: I've got one or twenty you can choose from :lol:

Sorry to hear that menagerie Never nice to lose your pets like that. Also, do you mean 2m tank..as in 6ft long tank? Thats a big tank!

What, not another trip up to organism as well? Also, I'd LOVE to somehow access some of the tank photos etc you took..... I never get photos with me in lol or great tank shots like the ones you took! Would be an awesome resource Meeting should be fun. Be nice to catch up with people and see how we are all recovering... and eat the rest of the yummy muffins

mmmm I think Michael was going to....

mmm freezing? Didnt notice? 8) Wet...just a little .... windy? was it? Gee you Aucklanders dont know anything about REAL winter weather :lol: Pleased to see all your goodies got back in one piece Wok :bounce: Shop crawl went well... some wonderful things to see at Organism... now we just need some sleep to finish off the fabulous week-end...... 8) :lol:

Its 3am and I just finished 12 hours at work and then cleaned out 4 of the 11 turtle tanks..... not much time to check out the forum :roll: :roll: And its SOOOOOOO cold!!!! Brrrrrr :-?