Insect Direct Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 This is an example of a very basic turtle tank. 120x38x38cm tank The four young turtles in here will outgrow this tank within a year. Basking light and platform well and truly within a year. They are already 5cm at only 4 months old; hatch at about 2-2.5cm? Will go in a pond come summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 :thup: Nice picture, nicely explained! sticky plz for turtle Noobs... :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Good set up, & well explained Why the duckweed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I would think for cover so the baby turtles feel more safe, also provides some greens. Those turtles look so small in that tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Why the duckweed? Good food source. Helps reduce algae and provides some cover for the turtles. They often sleep floating amongst it if it's thick enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Those turtles look so small in that tank! they can still get from one end to the other in under 3 seconds. providing they don't crash into the heater haha. they grow fast, especially females. they are double what they were a couple of months back. by summer they will be double again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 at Ti Point reptile park there was a lot of duckweed in the ponds and the turtles would float about in it with only their eyes sticking out :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 :sml2: good insulation for ponds in winter too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lara3 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 dd you see the seller on trademe selling baby turtles claiming they can live all year round in cold water. Really sad. We got two off him drove there took 2 hours and one didnt even make the trip home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 snowed here last winter. best breeding season on record. but yeah best to keep young warm until 10cm but after that as long as have access to sun for basking no heating required outdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 :thup: You could add the photo to the Turtle Care sheet sticky thread! ...gee that was a mouthful...but you know what I mean :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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