Here is a general setup for an indoor water
turtle. What we have here is a 45 gallon long tank. Let
us start with the basic necessities. The filter we used
is Aqua Clear 300. This filter is generally used for a
tank of 75 gallons. Since turtles are very dirty, and
we have 3 of them, this filter works nice for our tank
size. We only have to change the water 1 to 2 times a
month with. You need a UVB light which is necessary for
the processing of their vitamins. A heat lamp that provides
a good heat source while sun bathing on the 'beach'. We
used a submersible heater that has controllable temperature
settings. We have ours set to 76 degrees. On the front
we placed one of those sticker temperature strips to tell
us what the actual water temperature is. We have placed
a poster like backdrop on the back. For weeks my turtles
thought that they could actually crawl through the picture!
They finally figured it out. :)
Front View
We used some of those plastic plants for
hiding in. We also laid one of those ceramic logs on its
side. They use this to help them get on to the 'beach'
and to sun bathe on. Here is how I made the 'beach': We
first had to take all of the water and rocks out. We took
a piece of plexy glass and cut it to size. We placed it
at an angle. We used a special aquarium glue to glue the
plexy glass in place. We had to let the glue dry completely
(about 48 hours). Next we filled the 'beach' side. We
placed big rocks in first. This is to take up the bulk
of the room. Then we filled up the rest of the space with
a pebble sized aquarium rocks. We filled up the water
and beach only part way to ensure that we don't have any
turtle escapes.
 |
Side View
|
These products are available for purchase from Petsmart.com.
Click a link to get the details.
|
