Kadaan said:Right now he's living in a 20gL terrarium. It seems slightly shorter with more floor space than my 20gL aquarium, I'll have to measure to be sure.
Screen top with an 18" ReptiSun 5.0 UVB bulb and an infrared heat lamp I leave on 24/7. I have a plastic container with about 1.5" of coco coir and 0.5" of sphagnum moss on top for burying. There's a few pieces of slate in that corner with a hide on top, and little hills of moss around it so he can't fall off and flip over (you can see those in the photo.) The enclosure is raised about a quarter inch with a piece of cardboard at one end and filled with water so that's maybe half an inch at the deep end. There are a few more moss "islands" and a couple 1" terracotta flower pots spread out on the watery side. I also have plastic duckweed floating around the whole thing. Warm side of the enclosure stays around 80-85 degrees 24h, and the cooler side fluctuates between 75 and 65 (a bit too cold I think, but he always goes to sleep buried on the warm side.)
For food I have box turtle pellets, meal worms, baby crickets, and will be offering some small fruit salads as well (apples, melons, strawberries, carrots, and lettuce.) I don't have worms yet but am shopping around for some blackworms or redworms, and may build a worm bin/composter after reading the how-to thread here.
The photos of him "swimming" are with his feet on the bottom, so it's only about 1/2" tops. I've only had him since Sunday so I haven't changed the water yet, but I plan on siphoning and replacing most of the water twice a week.terryo said:Wow..I love that. How deep is the water and how often do you have to change it?
The moss wedged between the hide and the container makes a nice easy ramp for him to climb up:dreadyA said:That's an awesome Enclosure. How does he get into the lil container?