Reeve Turtle set up

[jc254]

I am getting three reeve turtles in the next week or two.

I have 5 snake neck turtles now in a 250 liter tank (baby's) and know that I cant keep the two species together due to not being great swimmers.

I am thinking about getting a large plastic container from the warehouse and housing the three reeves in there for a while until I can get a unit built for them. All i need is a basking area, heater and filter.

What do you think about this for the equipment

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/R ... 500383.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =369873531

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =370410232

For the light can I run that off a standard desk light fitting? or what would i use to power it?

[Squirt]

Hi

To start off with you will need a bigger filter. Im running a 200L tank with 700L of filtration and a 15cm RES. Since you have 3 of the turtles I would suggest getting a larger filter http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/F ... 992687.htm. Something like this would work well. This just means you wont have to do AS MUCH maintenance. Cant see anything wrong with the heater. You will need a heater guard so the turtles dont kick and break the heater. Lights Ok But I would suggest getting a fixture something like this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/R ... 898731.htm Im unsure if it will fit your bulb thought. I would suggest a fairly large container for them(ie 60L+). I know how expensive reeves are so you wont have a lot of cash left over I would imagine.

Good luck

Happy Turtle Keeping.

Oh and if you want some more help on turtles or anything try(im not sure if im allowed to do this but) http://www.turtleforum.com/forum/upload ... p?act=home. They are really helpful.