Here is a general setup for an indoor land
turtle. You want to make sure that the walls are tall
enough so that your turtle will not escape. They are great
climbers! Be careful what you set by the walls. The basic
necessities are to have: a food dish, a water dish, a
full spectrum light, a heat lamp, some substrate or newspaper
to bury in, and a place for your turtle to hide. Sometimes
they feel stressed and need to hide from the world.
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Bird's Eye View
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If you have multiple turtles in the same home, make sure
that you have a hiding place for each. It's very important
that you keep a shallow water dish, not a deep one. Land
turtles are not good swimmers. They may drown if they
are in too deep of water. I have drawn in a pretty simple
looking ladder. Although they are great climbers you should
have a way for them to enter and exit the water. That
way they do not flip over on their backs in the water
and drown.
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Side View
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