Your water and basking area should not be the same. There
is no chance for thermoregulation if they are both 80 degrees.
Also, I tend to disagree with keeping the water this warm
UNLESS the turtle is sick. Painted turtles prefer cooler
temps. Where they are from the water is never consistantly
80 degrees. Unless the turtle is sick I would lower the
water tempo to about 76 degrees and raise the basking area
to 85-90 degrees. I have two painted turtles 9 & 10 years
old and they have always preferred cooler water temps.

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Linda

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