Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:09 pm
OMG you punk, you are so freakin' lucky. I loved spotteds so much.
Do you have any photos of their setup? I have this delusion that I want a spotted someday, so I need ideas for the 50% land, 50% water type setup. I want it to be natural looking, and not like a tortoise enclosure.
Oh yeah, they SUCK at swimming. What I've heard is that their water level should be as high as the length of their shell. Which is technically a good thing and a bad thing, cause you can get a shallow breeder tank, but you need a submersible filter that works in water only a few inches high. Most filters I've seen that work in shallow water, really can't keep up with turtle waste.
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 11 y.o.
Hurricane - RES, approx. 19 y.o., 7.00in. long
Typhoon - RES hybrid, approx. 19 y.o., 8 in. long
Sadie - RES, approx. 30+ y.o., 11.5in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 15 y.o., 5 ft. long