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Making Educational Pond Attractive to Painted Turtles

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Posted by: Solaris16 at Fri Jul 1 20:40:55 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Solaris16 ]  
   

Hello,

I work at an educational foresty complex that has an excellent woodland pond on the facility. It is teeming with life, and deep enough to allow for hibernation.

Several years ago I was given a breeding pair of painted turtles (one of which was extremely close to laying) that had been disturbed by the construction of a mall. I released them in this pond, and they stayed there for a season, and then moved somewhere else.

This year, I found a small painted turtle that is one of the offspring of this pair. The facility wants to encourage this turtle to stay in this pond, as it is used to educate the public. They are willing to do a lot to make this pond one that is very well suited to painted turtles.

Any suggestions as to what plants, structures, or otherwise that can be added would be wonderful. Also, is there a way to construct a nesting area that they would possibly use? Something set into the ground with proper medium in it?

Any input at all would be greatly appreciated.

Wendy
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