Short Neck Turtle Care
Short Neck Turtle Care Sheet
Learn how to look after short neck turtles with our care from Australian Freshwater Turtles. Click the link at bottom to go to complete short neck turtle care page.
Basic requirements for keeping a short neck turtle are.
-A basking area usually by way of a Turtle Bank or Turtle Dock
-10% UVB good quality Fluorescent or Compact 10.0
-Basking Lamp over your dry area such as a Swamp Glo 50w. You can also use the Red 40w Heat Lamp or Blue 40w Heat Lamp if using a Compact Top
-Heater in water set at 22-26 Celsius depending on what species you are keeping
-Quality Internal or Canister filter depending on what size tank you have
-Good diet with a variety of turtle foods
-Full turtle care sheet ilocated at additional info at bottom of page
Short Neck Turtle Care Sheet
Learn how to look after short neck turtles with our care from Australian Freshwater Turtles. Click the link at bottom to go to complete short neck turtle care page.
Basic requirements for keeping a short neck turtle are.
-A basking area usually by way of a Turtle Bank or Turtle Dock
-10% UVB good quality Fluorescent or Compact 10.0
-Basking Lamp over your dry area such as a Swamp Glo 50w. You can also use the Red 40w Heat Lamp or Blue 40w Heat Lamp if using a Compact Top
-Heater in water set at 22-26 Celsius depending on what species you are keeping
-Quality Internal or Canister filter depending on what size tank you have
-Good diet with a variety of turtle foods
-Full turtle care sheet ilocated at additional info at bottom of page
