how much water is good and comfortable for terrapins.what must be the depth of water in a terrapin tank?

Answer 1

The swimming space should be AT LEAST 5 gallons of water per straight inch of turtle shell, with 10 gallons or more being a LOT better. If the turtle is young, it will grow pretty fast the first few years, so start off big! 20 gallons of swimming space is a nice start.

Water depth is not critical, but it should always be deeper than the turtle is tall. Some turtles, like Softshells, like fairly shallow water, but most terrapins like to swim in good-sized ponds.

Some guides will tell you that the water should not be deeper than the turtle's shell in case the turtle gets caught and cannot reach the surface. To me, this is like suggesting that people should crawl around because they may fall.

You can prevent turtle drowning far more effectively by just doing a decent tank design with no places that can entrap a turtle. Such locations would trap dirt and uneaten food anyway, so should be eliminated!

Answer 2

Terrapins are excellent swimmers. The larger the environment the better. It's not fair to keep a large dog in an apartment and in the way, it's not fair keeping a terrapin in a small tank. You shuold aim for every inch of turtle shell to provide 10gallons of water (e.g. a turtle with 6" shell) should have at least a 60 gallon tank. Smaller turtls, you can get away with less than 10G per inch, but larger 8-9" you need more than 10G per inch of turtle.

Here is a caresheet for a terrapin:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-carolinadbt.htm

Answer 3

Terrapin Tank

Answer 4

www.allturtles.com is another really good web-site for turtle care and they have agreat forum and some of those guys can answer about anything you have questions about regaurding turtles!!!

Answer 5

that is a tricky question...