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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:43 pm **New member!**

Hello all, I'm new here.

I currently own two turtles named Neptune and Felix.

This forum seems filled with valuable information; so thanks to whomever created it.

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:23 pm

felix, that my cats name. i really like that name.

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:36 pm

Welcome!

What's your setup like?

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:38 pm

Welcome

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:06 pm

Welcome to the forum

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:27 am

Welcome to Turtle Talk!

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:02 am

Thanks for the welcomes! My setup isn't that big but it's a 30 gallon rubbermaid tank with a canister filter. I don't have a heater or a UV lamp because I use the sun. However, I will be getting them soon as winter approaches.

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:31 am

Are your turtles outside that you use the sun? or do you take them out?? Getting sunlight through a window does't count as the glass filters out the UVB rays ..

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:41 am

I take them outside to get direct sunlight.

15 minutes of direct sun is better than 5 hours of UV light from a lightbulb.

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:06 pm

So your turts only get out of the water for 15 mins a day? They should be able to bask several hours a day, regardless if they are getting UVB.

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:58 pm

Hello knite, welcome to the board

Steve is right, turtles don't just bask for the UV, they bask to warm up, since their body doesn't produce heat, they depend on their environment to provide the heat, mostly the sun, but if they are in an aquarium, they have to be able to get out of the water completely to dry up and get some heat.

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:09 pm

Also, some think turtles only need to dry up their carapce, however, they must be able to dry both carapce and plastron. Doing this will prevent shell rot and other serious shell abnormalities and disfunction

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:12 pm

Neptune . . . huh?

That's my turtles name. They say great minds think a like!

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:38 pm

Welcome.

What kind of canister filter are you using?

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:53 pm

Hey all again. I didn't think that there would be any more replies. Sorry for having to reply this late.

Nope, Both my turts do not bask for 15 minutes. Even I know that's not enough.

When I'm not around to give them food, they are out basking happily.

I have a fluval 104 canister.

And Neptune is a great name for turtles because in mythology, Neptune is the god of water.

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