| ign="center"> | | | | prioritized. Never consider placing any rough |
| The home of your turtle is referred to as the | | | | stones in the aquarium, for they may potentially |
| housing or habitat, one of the vital necessities of | | | | injure your pets. Select smooth stones instead. |
| your pet. There are two main types, namely | | | | Stones which are found on roadsides must be |
| indoor, referred to as a turtle aquarium, and | | | | sterilized before placing them inside the tank. All |
| outdoor housing, often a garden pond. Although | | | | other store-bought accessories should be cleaned |
| the indoor enclosure has similarities with the fish | | | | every week to ten days. An easy way to stick |
| aquarium, it is not the same. Novice turtle keepers | | | | to your cleaning schedule is to take out and |
| should keep this information in mind. | | | | disinfect the accessories when you change your |
| One of the most important differences between | | | | tank water. |
| the two is the water level containment. Fish are | | | | Create an elevated place to allow your turtle to |
| aquatic creatures surviving in water alone, while | | | | bask, either by piling smooth rocks or aquarium |
| turtles need both land and water. For this reason, | | | | gravel on one side of the turtle tank. Other |
| fish tanks are filled completely with water, while | | | | materials to use to create or enhance this basking |
| turtle tanks are only half filled. Different turtle | | | | area are Styrofoam⢠or floating cork, to |
| species require their own precise amounts of | | | | improvise a bridge or plastic raft. The other side |
| water according to their size, and these amounts | | | | of the tank should be used for swimming holes. |
| must be accurately calculated and rigorously | | | | A proper filtration system is likewise a necessity. |
| maintained. Watch your turtle â it should | | | | When you make sure that the cleanliness and |
| have a high enough level of water to enjoy | | | | sanitation of the tank are maintained, you insure |
| swimming, but the turtle should also be able to | | | | the health of your pet. An ideal power filter, which |
| stand in some shallow areas of water, and have a | | | | you can submerge in the water, is recommended. |
| rock or log to climb out and bask on to dry off. | | | | This submersible filtration system makes use of |
| When purchasing a turtle aquarium, make sure | | | | foam as the means of filtering. Rinse the foam |
| that you consider the size your turtle will grow | | | | using cool and clean water every week. |
| into as an adult. Turtles normally grow three to | | | | The purchasing and setting up of the |
| even four times their infant length as they | | | | turtleâs aquarium are the most important |
| mature. Therefore, the most ideal aquarium size | | | | tasks for beginner turtle keepers. Make sure that |
| for your pets is three to four times the length or | | | | before you acquire a pet turtle, you are ready to |
| size of the biggest turtle. The tank width must be | | | | give it proper housing the moment you bring it |
| twice as large, and the height should ideally be 1.5 | | | | home. Remember, the best habitats for turtles |
| to two times its length. Furthermore, choose a | | | | are the ones that meet their daily needs by |
| tank which is eight to 12 inches above the highest | | | | mimicking their habitat conditions in the wild. Your |
| point the turtle can reach in order to prevent it | | | | turtle needs space, soil, plants, food, water, and |
| from climbing out and escaping. | | | | proper temperature control to ensurea long and |
| When buying turtle tank accessories, make sure | | | | healthy life. |
| that the welfare and safety of your turtle is | | | | |