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RE: a few more questions

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Posted by: mayday at Sat Apr 8 11:12:03 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mayday ]  
   





I used sphagnum moss as a substrate for incubating K. baurii eggs.

My setups for breeding all mud turtles is the same. I use a 20 gallon long or a 55 gallon tank that has a section divided by glass that has been siliconed. Usually this smaller divided area is about 1/3 the length of the aquarium. I fill it up with either cypress mulch or sphagnum moss and then top with several inches of small gravel or sand. There is a wedged piece of corkbark or other wood that allows the female to gain access to the 'land' area. I have also used a number of dead leaves on top of the sand or gravel too. The females readily nest in such a setup. Depending on the species, they will either dig a fairly deep nest, or simply lay the eggs in a depression on top of the substrate.

I also use spotlights and full spectrum bulbs for lighting.

   

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