Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:23 pm Re: See my babies basking live...
I set it up to make sure they could use the contraption I created. I have a 140 gallon tank with an 18x24 terrarium on top. I use cork-bark to create a ramp for them to climb up and Plexiglas to prevent them from falling out. vinyl covered chicken wire cut to fit the top prevents them from crawling out the tank since the water is at the top of the tank. The terrarium is their basking area. The female is 9" and the male is 6". There terrarium is glass on the sides but the front door is kept open. Right now I am not sure it is warm enough for them. I bought a thermometer but it appears to be stuck at 60 degrees.