You are misunderstanding all the terrific information that has been given to you. Take all the substrate moss and other crap out of the tub rinse it clean and fill the tub 1/2 to 3/4 full with water. Then provide a land area (you can use a small sized container with some gravel or play sand or something to fill it for the turtle to climb onto and bask.) Or just get him a basking platform. He will need a basking light and you will need filtration for the water. A heater may be needed if your room temperature is too cool.

Currently the animal is setup as if it were a box turtle or a wood turtle it is neither of these things. It is more aquatic than that (as the name POND turtle would suggest) and needs to be able to SWIM not soak.

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• Need Info on Chinese 2 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - Turtlegirl, Thu Oct 9 16:04:55 2003
• oops! -That's 3 keeled, (not 2 kneeled) =P n/p - Turtlegirl, Thu Oct 9 16:30:57 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 2 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - bloomindaedalus, Thu Oct 9 20:02:42 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - Turtlegirl, Fri Oct 10 07:34:45 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - bloomindaedalus, Fri Oct 10 14:05:27 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - Turtlegirl, Fri Oct 10 14:34:02 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - honuman, Fri Oct 10 14:49:23 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - honuman, Fri Oct 10 14:56:06 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - Turtlegirl, Sun Oct 12 15:00:49 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - honuman, Mon Oct 13 12:13:20 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - Turtlegirl, Mon Oct 13 19:30:59 2003
• RE: Need Info on Chinese 3 kneeled pond turtles please! =) - Batagur, Tue Oct 14 11:58:48 2003