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This 40g breeder is the best investment I've made since last Jan. when I got the 55g long for the male painted.
Scooter has surprised me so much with this new tank.
In the 30g I bought for him he was miserable, I just could not sit by & watch him stay so stressed out so I put him back in the old tub.
I was being extremely cautious with this new 40 breeder because of how he behaved with the 30 but have found that I don't need to be.
He's happy as can be in there, I can't get over it. He's using the floating dock as a hide when he wants to hide so I took his old hide box out & he didn't care! I've raised the water level & he didn't care. I put a thick rock in the tank so that he can sit on that if he wants an area that's more shallow yet still underwater. So far he has not used the floating dock to sit on but that's ok.
Every morning when I go to check on everyone the lights are already on because they are on timers.
He's up, all over the tank & being very active.
This is awesome, I wish I'd had this tank sooner!
It's wonderful!
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PHRatz

Great news. You need to upload a photo.
Hopefully, Scooter will set a new longevity record now.

The 40 is a good choice, a 65 is another good one. They like the depth (front to back); I've had turtles that really didn't like the narrow tanks, so I tend to steer clear of them.

>>The 40 is a good choice, a 65 is another good one. They like the depth (front to back); I've had turtles that really didn't like the narrow tanks, so I tend to steer clear of them.

Yeah I know what you mean. I've used Rubbermaid storage boxes for a long time because they were so wide.
The one the painted was in was starting to wear out then I had to buy a new filter for him. The new filter didn't fit the box very well.. I said ya know we've got to get a real glass tank for him. So we did that then Scooter the mud seemed to be in such a ghetto that I started looking for him a new tank.
I was very skeptical about the 55 we got for the painted at first because it's so narrow. But we were able to give him such a higher level of water that he seemed to really love his new home right away. I expected him to take some time to get used to it but he was cruising around like he was thrilled right off the bat.

I wanted the 40 breeder for the mud but it took forever to even find one. He's taken to it better than I ever expected. I'm still not raising his water level really high just yet but each time I clean I raise it a bit more & so far so good.
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PHRatz

Have you tried artificial silk plants as hide spots? The turtle gets to rearrange his tank a bit with them, they look nice, and they don't take up room like other hide areas.

Katrina
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1.2 Eastern Muds - Fred, Ethel, Edith
0.1 Iguana - Tiffel
0.1 Bearded Dragon - Foster
Foster turtles: More than I'd like the husband to know about.