I used to keep my turtles indoors but moved them outside permanently a little while ago.
I have a female YBS, unsexed Peninsula Cooter and a pair of False Maps.
Their pond is 343 US gallons filtered with a hozelock 4000 solids pump coupled to a hozelock 5500 bioforce pressurised filter with UV clarifier. I've got elodea growing in the bottom and duck weed on the top. So nothing massive but it does the job.
The planting around the pond is still growing so it still looks too new for my liking.
Video: http://youtu.be/9LNCtugjJ4o
Since the video I have extended the ramp to the bottom of the pond.
I've not seen any of them in the soil area, they bask on the ramp but the soil is there if they fancy having a dig or decide to lay eggs.
Here they are just before I took them outside to introduce them to their new home. (that wasn't what they lived in, just the tub I carried them out in!)
I have a female YBS, unsexed Peninsula Cooter and a pair of False Maps.
Their pond is 343 US gallons filtered with a hozelock 4000 solids pump coupled to a hozelock 5500 bioforce pressurised filter with UV clarifier. I've got elodea growing in the bottom and duck weed on the top. So nothing massive but it does the job.
The planting around the pond is still growing so it still looks too new for my liking.
Video: http://youtu.be/9LNCtugjJ4o
Since the video I have extended the ramp to the bottom of the pond.
I've not seen any of them in the soil area, they bask on the ramp but the soil is there if they fancy having a dig or decide to lay eggs.
Here they are just before I took them outside to introduce them to their new home. (that wasn't what they lived in, just the tub I carried them out in!)