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RE: heating/basking for hatchling/juvenille

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Posted by: Linda G at Wed Oct 17 12:57:14 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Linda G ]  
   

70 degrees is fine for nighttime. These guys are temperate

turtles and live in cold areas. I have never used a water

heater for them.



As far as the basking area. It should be about 85-90 degrees

and you will need to get a thermometer and check it. At this

close range you will probably only need about a 25 watt bulb.

Put your thermometer on the basking area, wait about 10 minutes

and see what it is. You will need to make adjustments based

on that temp. You may even need to raise the heat source

somewhat. The most important thing is to make sure there

is a range of temps so the turtles can thermoregulate. They

will not thrive if their environment is kept too warm without

being able to cool off.



Hope this helps

Linda

   

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