"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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The Ajo Clowder ^.^ wrote:
Do the turtles have a place in the pond they can climb on to bask? My
red-eared sliders have some rocks and a tree trunk for their sunning
spots. They also manage to climb up a fairly sharp include.....they're
miniature tranks! My oldest is about 8 or 9 years old now and about 10"
in diameter. Hope you enjoy your guys.
Gabrielle

Peter Pan wrote:
Phyllis and Jim wrote:
Turtles sometimes go walkabout.

Jim

I had a bull frog that couldn't get out, I doubt the turtles will be
able to leave on their own.. The Rocks are piled pretty good and its a
steep incline for them.


I bought a plastic lily pad for them to sun bathe
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Make sure they have a sturdy place to bask and dry themselves in the sun and
air. A partly submerged log is good. They need sun to prevent rickets and to
dry off to prevent shell funguses and infections. We found a small red
eared slider in the 2000g pond last weekend when we drained it down to
clean. We have no idea how he got there or where he came from. We don't see
red-ears in the neighbor's stock pond. Two years ago it was one of those
black sliders. We took him to the lake when we found him trying to escape a
few times.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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