We also have an aquatic turtle pond and just got this nice new mud turtle. The goal is to have 4-5 of them and see if we can create an environment for them to breed. I have heard that they're much easier than others to naturally do their thing and the fact that they're a smaller species helps too.
Hello and welcome to the forum.
I'm near Fort Lauderdale
I know little about aquatic turtles. But many of our members do.
What will you be housing them in?
Our enclosure for aquatic is around 20 feet long by 3 feet deep. A small pond on either end and dirt/plants in between. I'll try to get pictures up here soon once we can get things cleaned up some more.