New Digs!

[mischa]

I know she's not a beardie, but I really wanted some opinions on her set-up! Here's my turtle's new digs!

Please comment and thanks for looking! :lol:

 

[mischa]

Just so you know I took this before I cleaned the tank haha!

 

[hartungs]

I know you are looking for comments, however, I don't know anything about turtle care. My only comment...doesn't the turtle need some type of ramp?

 

[Bootz]

I'll get back to you when I get to a comp that lets me see pix on here.

Govt computers suck. rotest:

 

[mischa]

Haha everyone says that, but there is a little ramp on that divider and he gets up there all the time with no problem! haha :lol:

 

[Bootz]

It looks good. If it was me though I would have put just a little more angle on the divider. I did the same thing in my turtle tank and they had a hard time gettin to the land area with a straight vertical divider like that. That's just my opinion though. Your turtle may not have any trouble getting up there though. It does look good so props to you.8)

 

[Seven65]

I don't know anything about the care of turtles, but it's a very nice looking tank. I like the rocks.

 

[mischa]

Thank you guys so much I worked pretty hard for this haha!

 

[shimmeriing]

awe its cute. I like it!! I think your turtle does too.

 

[shimmeriing]

It looks good. If it was me though I would have put just a little more angle on the divider. I did the same thing in my turtle tank and they had a hard time gettin to the land area with a straight vertical divider like that. That's just my opinion though. Your turtle may not have any trouble getting up there though. It does look good so props to you.8)

she stated that she has a ramp, it's on the other side...if you really look you can see it..just a fyi.

 

[rockstar1992]

really nice tank... i would love to get a turtle. and you have gave me some great ideas for a tank setup... 1 question to you, do you need a thermostat?

 

[Quetico]

Nice set-up, although I think your turtle is a little big for it. He doesn't really have much area or depth to swim in. Given his size, you might want to shop Craigslist for a +125 gallon aquarium. Or better yet, start to think about a small pond in the backyard. RES really appreciate a larger volume of water to swim in.

Also, you could probably add some water plants to your tank, which would make it feel a bit more natural too.

 

[mischa]

Well I don't use a thermostat, but it really depends on how cold your water is! Also I know the water is a little shallow, but she seems to really like it so I think she'll be fine.

 

[Quetico]

Here are two great links for RES. This one will help you determine how large of a habitat your turtle needs (second section):

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/housing.htm

This one is a general care sheet, with more habitat info:

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-red_ear_slider.htm

Hope this helps!

 

[mischa]

Yeah! Thanks.