I don't see a water dish in his setup. Shouldn't he have one? (I don't know anything about turtles).
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.
17 gms! He seems so tiny to hibernate! I'd be petrified!
Little text update not much to say and see. He has not lost weight so far. Hes inactive but responds to the touch of his feet.
12 januar: 17 grams
I post the Next update in March when he is finished with his winter sleep and again in his outside tub.
Careful about doing a 100% water change
you don't want to kill too much bacteria
I would say 50% once a week or every other week since torts poo a lot. Or you could do the 20% and "vaccum" the bottom to clean up wasteYes thank u. I have read about this recently and will change next season to only 20% water changes per 2 weeks and occasionally topping of the water that evaporated.
Finally the temperatures are rising
Petrie is awake and well. After a litte over 4 months in the fridge hes now back in his outside tub. Maybe u can spot him
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Spot him? I'm lucky to find the bathroom in the middle of the night.......lol
He's a really cool looking turtle and very healthy appearing too!
If I were hunting turtles, I'd swoop in on him @ right/center bottom....
Great habitat.....you've got a really nice balance. What temp is the water?
jeff
Beautiful. I hope to get a group.of these guys someday and build a big bog.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.
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Finally spied on him basking
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Petrie in his separate feeding tub
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Thanks to all here who helped me with answering all my questions. This forum is great!