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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

hi i have 3 res, and i have a question about my lighting.. i keep the light turned on for 24 hours. i never turn it off. is this fine? or is there a specific time for me to turn it on or turn it off? and if i do, how long should i keep it on? please reply asap thank you very much :]

I-LOVE-TURTLES · Level 3 Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 269 Location: My House

Hi you do 12 hours on 12 hours off.

Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject:

oh.... well what i do is when the sun comes up, i turn it on. and when the sun goes down i turn it off, and so on and so on
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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

im worried they myt die if i turn the light off. coz my friend, his sister accidentally knocked over the light and it broke,soo he didnt have a light on for a day and so they died. soo, would they? what do you guys think?
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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject:

well think of it, out in the wild. if turtles would die when the sun sets, they'd be extinct, see what im sayin? you should turn it off at night and turn it on in the morning like sunrise, sunset
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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

well.. not only the light gives them vitamins and serves as there sun, but it kinda makes them warm too.. soo what do you think? should i still leave it off when its at night?
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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

dont you have a heater?
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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

i do. but the water is too low, its not that deep for me to put the heater in, i put it deep once and my turtles died because they drowned or something like that, theyre just BABIES. soo right now the water is too low for me to put the heater inside.. what do you think?
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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

OMG just because they are babues doesnt mean it has to be low!!!! they are perfecty good swimmers!!!! they prefer it deep!!!! it makes them happy!!! dont you know that!?!?!?!? Mad

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

if you dont believe me look under WATER DEPTH
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neeemooo355 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

soo should i put in the heater when its deep and turn the light off when the sun sets?
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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject:

thats what i would do
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stirland06 · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject:

its ok, i know how you feel because i was a bit clueless when i first got my first turtle, don't worry about the water being low because, like the other guy said, they are very good swimmers. If you want reasurence then i can tell you that i have 2 turtles that i have had since they were hatchlings and when i first got them i put them straight into a 30 gallon tank that was half filled and now, 1 and a half years later, they are FINE! Smile

oh and ps : the lighting should simulate the natural sunlight hours of the specific time of year. Cool

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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject:

THANK YOU!!! at least someone agres!!!.....oh... and.... im a girl
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turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

Your light should remain 12 on 12 off unless you know the specifics of when it stays lighter longer or whatever. I have mine ona timer so it is one less stress on me.

stirland06 · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:19 am Post subject:

lol i have mine on a timer too, its just easier that way. I just change my light times at the end of each season. Cool

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