| If you wish to keep your turtle happy and healthy, | | | | pond rock, sand and gravel. |
| you must invest time and energy to building a | | | | # 5 |
| perfect turtle habitat. | | | | Next, the turtle tank should be filled with |
| Items required to build a turtle habitato Aquarium | | | | dechlorinated water (up to half tank). |
| thermometero Aquarium heatero UVA and UVB | | | | # 6 |
| wavelengths equipped full spectrum lighto | | | | There should be a basking area for your turtle inside |
| Dechlorinated or aged watero Logs or large stoneso | | | | the tank made of logs and large stones that should |
| Pond rock/sand/gravelo Aquarium filtero Aquarium | | | | rise well out of the surface of water. It should not |
| turtle tank | | | | occupy more than one-third of the total tank space. |
| Instructions on building the perfect turtle habitat | | | | Warnings and Tipso Your turtle tank should have |
| # 1 | | | | clean, fresh, healthy water. Filter the water for a day |
| Do your background research on your turtle's natural | | | | or two introducing your pet turtle to the tank.o |
| habitat thoroughly and try to simulate that native | | | | Before using the turtle tank, scrub and rinse the |
| habitat. | | | | whole tank clean with a light-duty scrubber, warm |
| # 2 | | | | water and non-iodized salt. This will keep the water |
| Always give your turtle ample room to swim and | | | | spotlessly clean.o If you put the turtle immediately |
| bask. A 40-gallon water aquarium is the minimum size | | | | into the new water inside the aquarium, he may |
| you should opt for and never over crowd the tank | | | | suffer from a thermal shock. Habituate him slowly.o |
| with more turtles than it can hold. The above | | | | The basking area that you create for your turtle |
| mentioned size is good for 2 turtles. | | | | should be well-guarded and secures. If there is a lid, it |
| # 3 | | | | should be tightly fastened so that your turtle may |
| The water should be clean, fresh, aerated and | | | | not take it upon himself to escape from captivity.o |
| bacteria-free. This will prevent shell and skin diseases | | | | The filter in the tank should have adequate suction.o |
| and ear abscess in your turtles which are all results of | | | | Don't make the basking area slope very steep or |
| poor water hygiene. | | | | else it would be pointless as your turtle won't be able |
| # 4 | | | | to climb it. The floating log should be sturdy and |
| An under gravel filter should be positioned at the | | | | heavy enough. That will prevent it from flipping over. |
| bottom of the tank, covered with a one-inch layer of | | | | |