>>I have two painted turtles 9 & 10 years old and they have always preferred cooler water temps.

I read this yesterday which set me on a long period of rumination lol.
What species of painted do you have? Where do they come from? I got to thinking that different species may have different temperature preferences. Mine is a western, he's 11 years old & he's always liked his water set at around 80. If I lower it, he'll become sluggish so I'll raise it back up & he's himself again. I keep his basking area a higher than that because I agree it should be higher in temp than the water.
Different regions & different species may make a difference in what temp the water should be.
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