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k9ck024 · Level 2 Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 96

how much water do I need for my baby red eard slider. how tall should the bottom of the tank in order to put the water.

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

Id start with just under half tank and gradually add more water.

Monster&Scootch · Level 1 Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Chicago

The water must be at least 1.5 to 2 times your turtle's total length (called carapace length, or CL) in depth, with several extra inches of air space between the surface of the water to the top edge of the tank to prevent escapes. The TANK length needs to be at least 4-5 times the CL, and the front-to-back width should be at least 2-3 times the CL. So, for a turtle who is 4" CL, your enclosure water area must be at minimum 6-8 inches (15-20 cm) deep, 16-20 inches (40-51 cm) in length, and 8-12 inches (20-31 cm) in width. As you can see, if you are going to have a land area at one end as well as sufficient water area, you need something much larger than a 10-20 gallon (38-76 liter) tank.

information gathered from: http://www.anapsid.org/reslider.html
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