I also had a turtle for about five years that'd never gotten natural sunlight, it's shell turning out to be immaculately shaped. The reason I posted this, however, was because last year I'd had my turtles in an outside pond. But now, due to a move, I must put them in the proverbial 'dog house', an aquarium. I love ponds, need to find a means whereby I can build one again, but now live in a studio apartment so must do with I've got.

So I'm curious about what someone had once told me, about the turts getting just 30 minutes sunlight a day. I can do this, because I have a little pubilic veranda out back where I live. It's not always sunny, however, and I wonder. If they don't bask, would the sunlight still benefit them?

Besides from all this, I use ReptoMine as their main diet, so I take it this is one of the 'commercial foods' not mentioned. I also use a varied diet including about 18 different types of food.

Thing is, I once had a bf came down with MBD. Sad site indeed, don't want it to happen to my turtles. I do, however, have a UVB bulb, although I'd heard UVA is most crucial, right?

Thanks for your comments.

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