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#157640
Rbel-Gecko
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RES Housing Questions? 
A full grown RES should be housed in what size tank? And do they preffer tall tanks or long tanks? And one more question if I got a small hatchling today how much would s/he grow by say April? Thanks you guys!!!
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10/08/04 7:31pm
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#157669
Dragón_Dorado
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Message To: Rbel-Gecko In reference to Message Id: 157640
RES Housing Questions?
At least a 55 gallon tank.
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10/08/04 8:41pm
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#157811
Elfomatic
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Message To: Dragón_Dorado In reference to Message Id: 157669
RES Housing Questions?
I would say more like a 90 to 120 depending on if it is male or female. Ideally, an outdoor pond.
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10/09/04 3:01am
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#158259
Dragón_Dorado
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Message To: Elfomatic In reference to Message Id: 157811
RES Housing Questions?
Yea, definatley.
But a 55 is definatly that ABOSLUTE MINIMUM.
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10/09/04 9:52pm
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#159016
Elfomatic
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Message To: Dragón_Dorado In reference to Message Id: 158259
RES Housing Questions?
For full grown? http://www.anapsid.org/enclsize.html
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10/11/04 2:20am
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#159272
Dragón_Dorado
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Message To: Elfomatic In reference to Message Id: 159016
RES Housing Questions?
Yes, at the bare minimum a 55 gallon.
A friend of mine who won’t listen to anything I tell her baout reptiles keeps her Red-Eard slider in a 10 gallon.
I think it’s about a juvenile, but when I look at it, it has lots of room to swim.
So yea, if you can’t get a 60 or 120 gallon tank, get either a 55 gallon OR HIGHER.-collin
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10/11/04 3:55pm
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#162225
Rbel-Gecko
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Message To: Dragón_Dorado In reference to Message Id: 159272
 Lighting and heating question?
Ok so my little guy is here now and because he is so little right now we have him in a 10 gal. tank but we are having a few issues. Because of the size of his tank we have not yet bought him a heater ( don’t really need it) Now his water temps. are like a litttle bit above 80 and the basking area is about 75 or so. How can this be corrected. I have moved the light closer and that does bring up the the basking area temp. but also heats the water up higher. So i moved it farther away it lowered the water temp. and the basking temp. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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10/15/04 12:10pm
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#162384
Dragón_Dorado
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Message To: Rbel-Gecko In reference to Message Id: 162225
Lighting and heating question?
Basking temps don’t have to be PERFECT for little turtles, they usually don’t bask, I’ve caught one of my baby spotteds basking only once.
Though red ears bask more...
But they still won’t bask much, and it isn’t AS important.-collin
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10/15/04 3:42pm
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#162846
Cinderella
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Message To: Dragón_Dorado In reference to Message Id: 162384
Lighting and heating question?
RES love to bask, my babies like to stack as high as they can. before with just two it was cute, now with four, it’s absolutely a kodak moment.
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10/15/04 11:21pm
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#165607
Dragón_Dorado
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Message To: Cinderella In reference to Message Id: 162846
Lighting and heating question?
Really?
I thought baby turtles are real big baskers...-collin
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10/19/04 4:28pm
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#166144
Rbel-Gecko
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Message To: Dragón_Dorado In reference to Message Id: 165607
Lighting and heating question?
Helmet has gotten quite use to us and now he will bask with us in the room.
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10/20/04 12:04am
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