2007-04-02 15:38:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
in the wild they sleep in the water, but sometimes in captivaty they will feel secure enough to sleep on land.
2007-04-03 09:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Han Solo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like madkins said bask on land with the light and sleep in water to fell safe and be protected from their preadators.Here is a good site also.
2007-04-02 16:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by Conservation kind of guy! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends, sometimes they sleep in the water, on land, or they might sleep half in the water and half on the land. It depends on what their preference is. I have two, one sleeps in the water, and the other one sleeps with it's back end in the water and the rest on her basking area.
2007-04-02 19:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by bettyboop0888 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They bask on land under the sun, but sleep and hide in water to protect themselves from predators.
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2007-04-02 15:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the straightforward answer is convinced, yet the following is a few the reason why. Aquatic turtles choose a dry section to dry thoroughly off so that they don't get themes with their shells or dermis. they choose an section to bask lower than a warmth lamp and also a UVB lamp for warm temperature, bone, and shell well being.
2016-12-03 04:21:10 · answer #5 · answered by smallwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myrtle (my 3-year-old RES) sleeps between her big rock and her tank wall at night. Sometimes she props herself against the angled side of the rock but is always submerged. If she's basking she will seem to be asleep but her nighttime ritual is to back into "her spot" and snooze and she is so cute!!!
2007-04-04 05:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by Kristy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw mine actually sleep on land put when it saw me it went right in the water and slept there for good lol...so they have to feel secure to sleep in land..
2007-04-03 11:01:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋