I have a turtle who is 13 years old. She lives inside and walks around my room at night and is under a uv heated light during the day. I take her outside to have her in the sun but would love to create an outside pond for her swim in while I am outside. I have seen some in magazines. Anyone know any tips? How do you keep the water clean?
2007-02-17 15:39:41 · 3 answers · asked by nikkipba 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
We keep our outside ponds on constant fill, anything that floats up will flow out. You can get a big pond filter too, but our system seems to work fine.
You'll need a fence, 4x4s and hardware cloth will work. Bury it down a couple feet in case she decides to dig. And it will have to be tall enough (maybe a ledge on top) that she can't climb it. And yes, turtles CAN climb! Just be ready to bring her in when it gets cold.
2007-02-18 04:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is really no way to keep the water clean completely but you might get some small cleaner fish when i say get some i mean a lot if your pond is kinda big just ask a pet mart
2007-02-17 23:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by john 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, one nice thing, you don't have to do it very fast.
2007-02-17 23:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋