Red Eared Slider question?

Question

my two res are about four inches and they are in a 20gal long and i am going to swicth them to a bigger tank can i use one of those long plastic contianers by rubbermade it is about three feet long and about 2 feet high and if so how high should the water be also what can i put as a substrate under water and as a dock right now i have stones that cant fit in their mouths and stones leading up above water

Answer 1

Use as much water as possible. The rule of thumb is about 10 gallons of water per inch of shell length, so you'll need about 80 gallons for now.

Substrate- don't worry about it. Using nothing is easier to keep clean and the turtles don't care.

Dock- use a good dock, ramp, log, etc. Try to avoid rocks that can abrade their shells.

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