I agree with Markw84. He’s “da man” for aquatic turtles in my book!
I have a canister filter because I also had fish in with my musk turtle, and needed to keep it more clean than for a turtle alone.
Yes! Plenty of gators! They are common road kill when you go down into Cajun country around Houma and Thibodeaux. I’ve visited a gator farm near us- they keep some REALLY big ones for breeding there at the ranch.
They also appear in peoples yards after a flood. I forget if it’s the state...
Did you give it toYvonne???
But, good thing for me it's gone- I think they're really cute!
BUT I still need to get Nelson's 75 gal set up sufficiently for him, and I REALLY want to get my little 3-footed mud turtle, Millie, a 50 gal "lowboy" so she can have more room.
So there's approximately...
Hi, rgalpin, and welcome.
So sorry to hear about your turtle.
I had an eastern mud turtle who drowned, was revived, and ultimately had to be euthanized.
That's her photo as my avatar.
Like you, I found her stuck under a tank object- in this case, her basking platform. She was entangled in a...
Paschendale52- which specific tubing did you use? They’ve got sooooo many…😱
And did you build to set it on TOP of the tank rim, or to sit INSIDE on the rim ledge?
AH! I didn't realize you lived in another country.
I think your tortoise is very fortunate to have an owner willing to go to such lengths to help it!
Wishing you the very best of luck with your tortoise.
I will be very interested to hear how it all goes.
Hugs from Mooz
Madeleine, I assume you are in the US. I live in Louisiana, and have had the best vet help by taking my turtles/torts to our state’s veterinary school. I don’t know if that’s a realistic option for you or not.
Our vet school has a whole Exotics department, and they operate a clinic for animals...
What do yall like to use for above-tank basking areas?
I'm planning on using plastic light diffuser tied together with cable ties. I figure I should add soft plastic window screen for him to walk on.
But am open to ideas that others have found useful! :)