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CheffoJeffo:
The tank I had was too small by the time I released them, but it was wider (normally I would have said deeper as I am refering to the horizontal distance from wall) than usual, which made tank coverings hard to find. I eventually rearranged things o that the tank was mostly full and built a wire enclosure that extended the height to prevent escape ... most of the time (was always interesting to find turtle missing only to find him being carried around by our Siberian Husky).

For heat, I used an old clamp-on light with an infra-red heating bulb and found that worked well once I got things arranged so that the turtles weren't being baked and the water was still being warmed.

Cheers.

ChadTower:

Wow.  I'm finding that turtles are more work than expected.  I figured they'd be high maintenance but this page makes them sound like an alzheimer's patient.

And the salmonella to children part worries me.

jjd:
The salmonella is a very real danger with turtles (and pretty much any other reptile). 

ChadTower:

Our 5 year old is underweight (just... won't... eat) and would have trouble fighting such an infection.

Hrm.

gavkiwi:
We also had 2 red eared slider's, they are quite common in Arkansas, especially around spring time, we let ours go about 2 years ago, my wife just got tired of the up keep, she was constantly cleaning the tank every 7-10 days. They are dirty buggers, we got a heat lamp and everything, we were always vigilant that if the kids touched the turtle they always washed their hands afterwards.

They grow rather fast aswell, it was a cool pet, but too much up keep, we let them go at a local lake near by, was fun watching them eat minnows and goldfish we bought for its lunch, also gave it worms whenever we found some outside on the back porch  :laugh2:

Gav

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