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me and my new wood turtle are having a difficult time acclimating to eachother- i got a waters edge water bowel that is flooding the tank- is an inch of water ok?seems like it might be hard to clean-i am using ice to drive up humiidity but that is not working- what should i use as a water bowel? he is now in the course of knocking a plant saucer over- thanks,
zach
i am getting a misting system next week but still need a decent waterbowel-
zach

go to the dollar store and look for something thats the right size. I've used everything from plates to soft taco holders. pie pans, tupper ware etc... goodluck
wayne

>>me and my new wood turtle are having a difficult time acclimating to eachother- i got a waters edge water bowel that is flooding the tank- is an inch of water ok?seems like it might be hard to clean-i am using ice to drive up humiidity but that is not working- what should i use as a water bowel? he is now in the course of knocking a plant saucer over- thanks,
>>zach
>>i am getting a misting system next week but still need a decent waterbowel-
>>zach

waters edge bowls are worthless for a ca wood. you need to provide him with a deeper bowl, I used small rubbermaid tubs with the substrate deep enough up to the lip of the tub. they need deep substrate to dig & hide.get some cheap fake plants from walfart, stick those in the substrate like trees. ice? no. get a mist spray bottle and mist it a few times a day. and remember heat is important

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so i shouold bury a rubbermaid into the substrate- i have it nine inches deep already? is that ok- I dont need something fancy?-/ because turtle sale sold it to me- I was going to buy my supplies elsewhere but they insisted- thanks so much,
Zachary

nothing fancy, just keep up on those water changes I'd do daily or so.
wayne