My Spotted Turtle

[Freddy90]

Hey everyone!
This is a thread where I will post pictures and updates of my spotted turtle Petrie

This is how his setup currently looks.



Finally spied on him basking


Petrie in his separate feeding tub


Thanks to all here who helped me with answering all my questions. This forum is great!

 

[KarenSoCal]

I don't see a water dish in his setup. Shouldn't he have one? (I don't know anything about turtles).

 

[Freddy90]

I don't see a water dish in his setup. Shouldn't he have one? (I don't know anything about turtles).

He drinks the water he swims in. No need for an extra water dish. I just need to make sure the water is pristine

 

[Paschendale52]

Thats super cool. Hows the filtration? Do you have to change a prefilter pretty often? It seems like you've got a great naturalistic environment there.

 

[Freddy90]

Thats super cool. Hows the filtration? Do you have to change a prefilter pretty often? It seems like you've got a great naturalistic environment there.

Thank u!
I dont use filtration currently besides the natural bacteria. If he gets bigger I will ad a filter. I do a 100% water change ones a week. I would probably get away with 2 week water changes cause there are a lot of surface plants and underwater plants.
This setup was done a few months prior to getting the turtle which is important so the beneficial bacteria has time to grow.