my turtle is very tiny.
2007-09-19 13:51:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
As long as you make sure that there is an area for the turtle to get out of the water (some rocks or a sandy part of the tank), it will be fine. Any turtles I have kept have been perfectly content in a tank full of about 8 inches of water (but they were larger turtles) and a gradual incline at one end of the tank(almost like a staircase) of flat rocks (so she could climb them easily and comfortably) and rest on the rocks most of the day.
What kind of turtle do you have? You can google up 'care sheet for ?(whatever the type of turtle you have)' and that will give you some really good information.
Otherwise, enough water for her to swim around a bit should be sufficient, she'll probably be out on the rocks most of the day anyhow.
Good Luck!
2007-09-19 14:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by jpiglet86 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are a couple good sites that will answer most of your questions, such as http://www.redearslider.com and http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
Turtles live in the water. They find their food, hide from enemies, sleep, and hibernate in water. It is REALLY HARD to drown a turtle as long as it has a basking site and cannot easily get trapped.
Shallow water is BAD for turtles. Actually, shallow water is a pain in the neck. It traps and holds wastes, it messes up the turtle's natural instincts, and it makes keeping the habitat clean harder.
Figure on a 30 gallon tank about 2/3rds-3/4ths full. This will be a good home for a couple years.
2007-09-19 17:20:33 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not too much but enough for him to be fully submerged. The appropriate amount is about 5-6 inches deep with a basking spot for him to dry out. He wont drown, but if it's to deep and he's got no resting spot he can tire himself out and could possibly get streesed out and die. I have owned turtles for about 10 years now and currently have 5 right now. I know a lot about both land and aquatic turtles since I own both. Feel free to e-mail me if you have anymore questions.
2007-09-19 23:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by Kyle F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it all depends on what kind of turtle you have.
If it is semi aquatic / full aquatic I say to fill the tank 1/2 way to 3/4 of the way up..
Also have some kind of floating dock near the heat lamp where your turtle can bask in the sunlight.
Also have some rocks and other things along those nature in there.
2007-09-19 15:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least 2.5 times the length of it's shell if it's a RES. Mud turtles like shallower water. Here's a good habitat/husbandry site that goes into more detail:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/housing.htm
2007-09-19 15:51:23 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you? Yes? Do you need to? No. If, for some reason, you want to, provide a ramp for them to walk up when they want to bask or breathe. I have caught musk and mud turtles in water much deeper than you are likely to have in a tank.
2016-05-18 23:18:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jpiglet86 is rite. Turtles are very good swimmers, and they like the water so give a bunch.
2007-09-19 14:04:23 · answer #7 · answered by rottonwieler 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
about as high a the highest point of his turtle back, make sure he has something to climb on ,like rocks.
2007-09-19 13:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by hiba 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
like, to the shell 3/4 area, annnnnnnnd have some nice big rocks he can rest on (that are sticking out of the water)
2007-09-19 14:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by tanjellokiwi 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
it won't drown no matter how deep.
2007-09-19 14:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋