when my ally snapper was young i always had a basking spot for him for the first 6 months or so. he never used it once. since he has been in the stock tank while there isnt a set up basking spot he could easily climb up on the bricks and sit out of the water but have never seen him do that. perhaps since my water temp is watrm it doesnt need to bask and warm up its body? water temp is 78-82.

i too see commons basking. usually in the spring when they first come out of hibernation. i always assumed it was just the big females warming up their bodies getting ready for mating. otherwise i never see commons basking in the summer. like ph said though, i have seen them sitting in the shallows during the summer, but never out of the water like in spring.

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