Habitat - Indoor

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:07 pm **Donatellos Digs**

Switched from gravel to sand today.

Donatello can't wait to try it out.

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:41 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

Isn't that a bit too much water for the little guy?

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:34 am **Re: Switched to Sand**

Into_the_Mystic wrote:Isn't that a bit too much water for the little guy?

No, RES live in water. They swim and they dive. My hatchlings have always been kept in an almost full tank.

As for the Sand - I switched to sand in our hatchling's tank and he definitely seems to like it. He definitely likes to eat it and he loves to dig in it too.

-Michael

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:48 am **Re: Switched to Sand**

I see... well good luck!

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:12 am **Re: Switched to Sand**

Looks good halfshell.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:51 am **Re: Switched to Sand**

Awesome!

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:23 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

I kept a close eye on him the first week I had him, to see if the depth was too much. He handled it with no issues at all.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:37 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

A new born res can swim in a built in swimming pool EASY. there just like the baby sea turtles when they hatch. Right the the ocean they go out of the shell. Turtles are super good swimmers and love the more depth they have.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:53 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

can i ask the size of your tank? it looks great

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:11 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

80 gallons.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:54 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

Looks great, nice job!

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:50 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

O.k. and here I was worried 1/2 of a 20 gallon was too much.. I am filling it up more this weekend.. Maybe that will help with the water temp getting to warm during the day too.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:51 pm **Re: Switched to Sand**

More water volume to absorb the heat;)

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:39 am **Re: Switched to Sand**

when i first got mine, we had them in a 20 tall, they couldn't reach the bottom for about 2 weeks. now they spend most of their time there. their current tank is a 20long but it's in the process of getting redone. they have more surface area but less depth. trying to get a 75gallon for them currently

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:47 am **Re: Switched to Sand**

when i first got mine, we had them in a 20 tall, they couldn't reach the bottom for about 2 weeks. now they spend most of their time there. their current tank is a 20long but it's in the process of getting redone. they have more surface area but less depth. trying to get a 75gallon for them currently

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