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kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

ANY1 HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW TO USE A 10 GALL ON TOP OF 20 GALL FOR A BASKIN AREA IF SO EXPLAIN OR PUT PIXS OR ANYTHING SIMILAR
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plasmik · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

did you change your mind about giving away your RES?

Looks like you might consider keeping the little one Smile

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kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

naww im still givin it in the end it will work cuz im not gonna have 2 90 galllon aquariums since there females and i dont want 2 take the risk of coming home to a dead turtle
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Rachel16 · Level 3 Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 366

well i have two females in a 90 gallon tank and there fine. look at them they look fine to me!

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ryanandsuzyro · Level 3 Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 207

Well... some turtles get along, some don't, or so it seems. If they start fighting, you're risking your turtles by leaving them together.

I've contemplated getting a new turtle, a rescue, but I have no way to know if a new turtle will get along with Tucker until I try it. If it turns out they don't get along, I then need to invest in another full set-up, which I can't afford to do. Etc etc.

Storm_Rider · Level 2 Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 99

a 10gallon on top of a 20gallon might be a bit extreme. why don't you try a 2.5 or a 5.5gallon on top of the 20 instead.

they should be short enough to lay ontop of the 20gallon frame. from there you can just lead a ramp into the basking tank. it isn't all that hard, i'm sure you can ghetto rig something up to make it stay there.

something like this, but with a tank instead of a mesh box

sorry it aint my pic, i just grabbed it from the picture section. hope that's ok

kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

i think im gonna try a plastic box tht came on 1 of my die cast model cars its like the top of the case i just have to find like chiken wire or somthing so they cant jump out the corners
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BandC · Level 2 Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 26

Yeah 10 gallon is too big...I tried lol. but a small 5 1/2 gallon one only cost like ten bucks and if you get some gutter wire stuff or something works really well..a dock and a tank cover is needed too. my turtle loves it. But you will need to cover the fence...they can climb them...I found out the hard way.

turtbert · Level 3 Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 272

as for mixing turtles I've never had any problems with aggression in keeping them together and the oldest 2 have been together 4 years now I think. I would just use a plastic tub as an area on top Very Happy

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stirland06 · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

For turtle comptabilitys there is a site. Just follow the link below.

(Click on your turtle then scroll to the bottom and it will tell you what they are compatible with.)

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheets.htm
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stirland06 · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:08 am Post subject:

Oh, and just to let you all know, whoever turtle that is, its really cute. Cool

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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject:

here is my 2 level setup.... but i think im gonna redo it

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kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

tht 1 has to much tape its all sloppy
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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject:

thats why im redoing it
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