I have read that many mud turtles do NOT bask and that their need for UVB is significantly less that other turtles (which does NOT make a lot of sense to me, actually).
I do NOT have a UVB light set up on my mud turtle's tank (long story) but was OK with that since I knew she was getting vitamin D from her Hikari Sinking Wafers. But now I'm giving her more and more "real" food and she is increasingly reluctant to eat her sinking wafers.
SO the question is: can a mud turtle be healthy WITHOUT UVB light or a vitamin D supplement?
Advice is greatly appreciated!
(Just so you know, I want to hang a UVB light from the wall but hubby does NOT want holes drilled in the wall. That seems silly to me, but I've been surprised about how strongly he feels about this. )
I do NOT have a UVB light set up on my mud turtle's tank (long story) but was OK with that since I knew she was getting vitamin D from her Hikari Sinking Wafers. But now I'm giving her more and more "real" food and she is increasingly reluctant to eat her sinking wafers.
SO the question is: can a mud turtle be healthy WITHOUT UVB light or a vitamin D supplement?
Advice is greatly appreciated!
(Just so you know, I want to hang a UVB light from the wall but hubby does NOT want holes drilled in the wall. That seems silly to me, but I've been surprised about how strongly he feels about this. )