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UPDATE: I upgraded my little musk turtle to his own 40 gallon breeder a few months ago. He has a stack of bricks under the heat/UVB bulbs and he actually basks quite a lot. Sometimes he will go to sleep on it and be there for hours. The tank is well over half full and much deeper than what...

Thank you for your help! :D

He does have big feet. And he does swim around. I guess it seems like he's not as good a swimmer cause it looks like it's so much more work for him to do what the Maps do in a few easy movements, haha! But he has gotten better as he's gotten older. :) Good to know about the tail nipping...

Hello all. I have an about 1 yr old Common Musk turtle. Had him (no idea if male or female) from a hatchling when he was the size of a penny. He is now around ping pong ball size. He's still in the 20 gallon long he's been in all his life. I'm thinking it may be time to give him an up grade...

Thanks everyone! He does follow her around quite a bit but doesn't seem to do anything other than what I described. As far as adding a third turtle, I don't know if that would work in this tank or not. It's 110 gallons and I have the 4 inch SCL male, not sure how big this female will get as...

Hello all! So, quick run down about my turtles and set up and then I'll ask my questions. I have a 110 gallon tank with a large above tank basking area, 300 gallons of filtration, live/fake plants, snails and neon tetras. I have a 2 1/2 yr old male Norther Black Knobbed Map named...

Hi y'all! Yes that is the Critical Care that Tinkerbell was taking. I actually don't have Tinkerbell anymore. She was a lot to take on for my first tortoise and my husband started having some health issues (which thankfully seem to be under control now) but I just felt I wasn't the best...

Never mind. Got the info needed in another thread :)

Thank you for the info. That makes me feel better. I'll give him a go in the 110 gallon then. The water temp is a little lower but I don't think it will be a big deal. Summer is coming and this room always warms up some, therefore so will the tank water. My Northern Black Knobbed eats...

This is a 4-5 month old Mississippi Map turtle. He did not have this when I got him about 2 months ago. It's been there for several weeks and is probably a little more obvious now than in this picture. I dried his shell in this picture too, just so you know. The spots aren't soft and some...

Thanks ya'll. I'll give it a go and see how they do. Let me ask you one more question. Does this look like he's shedding or about to? This is the Mississippi Map. He did not have this when we got him. He has grown fast, to me, in the 2 months we've had him. He keeps eating the food for...

Hello! I have a two year old Northern Black Knobbed Map turtle, male. He is about 4 inches SCL and lives in a 110 gallon tank with a large above tank basking area. His name is Waffle. I also have a Mississippi Map turtle, about 4-5 months old and about 2 inches SCL. "His" name is Pancake...

She is in a ZooMed tortoise house that we've modified a little. Took the divider out. She has a log hide but rarely goes in it. The temp is never below 85 at night. During the day her basking area is between 95-100. She has water available to her at all times and I soak her most every day...

Hello ya'll, We have a 2 yr old sulcata who came to us in poor condition. She is quite small for her age, only about 178 grams right now. We've had her for about 2 months. She's seen the vet and was given a liquid calcium for me to force feed to her as well as Critical Care (high fiber...

Thank you everyone for the great welcome and helpful advise! We're working on improving her enclosure. Very happy I found this forum!!

Ok, thank you. I wasn't sure what to do about substrate and a water bowl that she can get in because she has so much trouble getting around right now. She has a much easier time walking on the towel. But with more substrate that is moistened and packed she would be ok, I think

Is a humidifier even needed? Or will the humidity be high enough with it being covered and the substrate being moistened? What kind of substrate are you using?

Thanks ya'll! Ok, two more questions. First question: With higher humidity I've read that I need to keep all temps 80 or higher to avoid URI as well as to help stop the pyramiding. Which means I need to add a heater in her hide too cause it's in the 70's in there. What kind of heater would be...

Hello all! I am Tortoise Woman and we're new to Sulcatas. We've owned turtles for awhile. A 2 yr old Northern Black-Knobbed Map turtle that we've raised from a hatchling. We also have a Mississippi Map turtle hatcling and a Common Musk hatchling. We wanted to get a tortoise at some point...