would it be ok to house a 4-5 inch map turtle in a 10 gallon enclosure? what's the biggest that it would be OK. thanks kind of important!!! :-D
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map turtle help
turtley
Jul 20, 2003 04:50 PM
Replies (3)
checker
Jul 21, 2003 05:33 PM
A 5" turtle in a 10G tank. That's like a jail cell. You've got to go with a 20L at the least.
Bob, Philadelphia.
turtley
Jul 21, 2003 09:27 PM
yes thanks i made a typo. 100* gallon. i didn't want to go overboard.
checker
Jul 23, 2003 05:40 PM
O.K. a 100G, now your talking. I have 2 Miss.Maps in a 120G. They love to bask so give them a real good hotspot. I've got a 100watt basking bulb 12" from the basking log and they climb on an extension that gets them within 9". The surface temp is over 100F, and they can't seem to get enough.
Bob, Philadelphia.
