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lkitsch · Level 2 Joined: 28 Nov 2001 Posts: 28

I have 3 RES's---2 females in a 100 gallon tank and a male in a 50. I separated them a couple of years ago because the male harassed the females to the point of biting and breaking skin.

Now I am thinking of getting rid of the tanks and installing a large indoor turtle pond. Some questions:

1. I'd like to put them all together again---what size pond, and in a large pond, will there be enough room so the females can get away from the male when he pesters them?

2. If I stick with a tank, about what size would you all recommend?

2. Is one large basking area OK, or do I need to have two? I don't think the male bothers the females out of the water.

I'm going to post this to tanks and ponds, too. Thanx