I don't have time to answer all your concerns, but kiddie wading pools were a staple of a huge basement turtle collection some years ago. They are not beautiful, but, with an appropriate basking area (made from stair tread and vegetable storage containers) they are fine for turtles. Get the deeper models, if you can and don't be beguiled by elitists that insist that you don't deserve to live unless you totally recreate the natural environment.

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