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CONFUSED about lighting for my water turtle tank?
Here's what I have right now:
2 red eared sliders (one the size of a full hand, one the size of a silver dollar & she doesn't grow) in a rectangular 20 gallon tank. Completely open at the top with a dock & spotlight lamp with basking bulb.
I need something larger. Here's my question. Does the top HAVE to be open with a spotlight? Can I buy a tank that has the dome top with the tube lighting? Is that sufficient light or do they need something stronger?
No. It's not that I can't afford a bigger tank. I'm trying to BUY a bigger tank but I didn't know if the tube lighting was good enough.
As for the growth . . . My other 2 turtles grew like CRAZY. It's not that they don't have adequate space. My little one is simply a midget. I'm serious. She does NOT grow no matter what. Never has.
Ohh!i think i know why! is the small turtle a different species? That might be it! Also the two that are growing are probably females, and the smaller is a male!- Anyways though you really do need at least 50 gallons, sorry but you really need to find something that big, i suggest for the mean time, a rubbermaid container? Also the tube lighting that comes with a tank is only for fish, not intended for reptiles at all. Please read this, it will tell you what you need to know for keeping a turtle.
************ This is a setup for a red eared slider the most common type of turtle, they get up to 12 inches, but you will see them as babies at a store commonly, so know that they will grow very big**************
You will need to get a 50 gallon starter tank and upgrade to a 75 gallon later on when your turtle is over 6 inches...If you can not get that big of a tank right now then for now you can use a huge rubbermaid container filled up with clean warm water 5/6 of the way. The water should be 75-82F, that can be achieved by buying a water heater at the petstore, along with a water filter. Water filters that are best are canister filters, like the Rena xp3 filter which costs $200, but filters very well. Do buy a filter please, even a cheap one at $25, is better then none at all, since turtles are extremely messy and poop-ful (haha). The bottom of the tank should be bare, no gravel because they could choke on that mistaking it for food. On top of the water you need 3 things, 1. a basking dock ( buy a large size zoomed basking dock). 2. you 100% need to buy a basking lamp+bulb, you buy them separatly, then screw the bulb in ( 50 watts) and shine it on the basking dock over a mesh hood( cut a hole out of it and place the light there!). 3. This is very important, you need a uvb light. It is a long thin light, you need to get the actual lamp+ the long skinny bulb. Reptosun 5.0 is the best bulb( together costs $55). Shine that onto the basking dock as well. Turtles need these together because they use the uva for heat, so they stay warm ( the basking site should be 90-95F, not colder) and they need the uvb rays to metabolize calcium and vitamin d3 for a stronger shell ( like you need it for your bones!) The diet for the turtle should be reptomin pellets ( and other nutricuos pellets!) crickets, mealworms, bloodworms, shrimp, and krill. All of this is found dead at the petstore!;) They also need vegetation, get kale, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. Drop all of the food in the tank once a day, and remove any leftover bits after a few hours. By the way ALL of the protien food ( dead food, that was alive once) should be dusted with a calcium supplement ( powder) and you need to get a cuttlebone found in the bird aisle of the petstore and drop it in the water for him to knaw on, keep it there for a while (month) until she eats all of it, then get another. Once all of these things are done your turtle will be pretty happy!
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