Essentially I am looking for some turtle guidance here. I have a turtle that to my best knowledge is a “woodchip” turtle, (his names Nemo). It was a family members for many years but has recently become my responsibility.
I like the little guy, I think they’re pretty cool but I don’t have much knowledge. I read through the beginners mistakes and took notes. Some things I want to improve on and could use guidance for: I want to build a nice enclosure, are there certain types of wood I should use, can I use a seem sealer on the joints (worried about toxicity), and are there any good ways to seal the wood that will be the floor and up the walls slightly in order to avoid moisture rotting the wood. If anyone has a build schematic that would be awesome
I posted a picture of what I’m looking to build. I threw together a quick temporary set up. It’s actually a big fish aquarium, see the image. It’s 4 ft x 1 ft x 2 ft. I know it’s not of adequate width and the depth makes it hard to clean. I read online that turtles get stresses by people passing so I covered the sides in paper to obstruct his view. Anyways hence why I want to build a better solution. I was thinking dimensions of 4 ft x 20” to 24” x 12”. If that’s not adequate please correct me.
I also posted a picture of the turtle, if anyone knows the exact species and care tips/ what I can do to help with his shell that would be very appreciated.
Thank you ahead of time!
I like the little guy, I think they’re pretty cool but I don’t have much knowledge. I read through the beginners mistakes and took notes. Some things I want to improve on and could use guidance for: I want to build a nice enclosure, are there certain types of wood I should use, can I use a seem sealer on the joints (worried about toxicity), and are there any good ways to seal the wood that will be the floor and up the walls slightly in order to avoid moisture rotting the wood. If anyone has a build schematic that would be awesome
I posted a picture of what I’m looking to build. I threw together a quick temporary set up. It’s actually a big fish aquarium, see the image. It’s 4 ft x 1 ft x 2 ft. I know it’s not of adequate width and the depth makes it hard to clean. I read online that turtles get stresses by people passing so I covered the sides in paper to obstruct his view. Anyways hence why I want to build a better solution. I was thinking dimensions of 4 ft x 20” to 24” x 12”. If that’s not adequate please correct me.
I also posted a picture of the turtle, if anyone knows the exact species and care tips/ what I can do to help with his shell that would be very appreciated.
Thank you ahead of time!