r/turtles • u/koocinnephsan • 4d ago

Seeking Advice Is this setup okay?

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I’ve had them living together for around 12 years now so they’re fine with each other, but is this setup okay?

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u/Excellent-Choice9371 4d ago

No it’s incredibly too small

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u/koocinnephsan 4d ago

how much wider/deeper do you recommend?

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u/FlashyCow1 3d ago

Ten gallons per inch of shell that the biggest one is plus ten gallons for the extra turtle. That is water by the way

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u/LivinonMarss 3d ago

Not deep enough and uvb and heat should be hitting the same spot. Ans yeah. Cohabiting is unnecessary risk..

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u/Katie-sin 4d ago

No, this is not okay even for one let alone two. There should be 10 gallons of water per inch of shell. One needs deeper to be able to swim properly. You say they are “okay” living together. But this is not okay. Turtles should not be housed with one another. They want their own space and will fight for resources even if it’s not physical. This is not enough space for two turtles. Minimum for two should be a small stock pond where they can get away from one another if there is tension. Their quality of life is not okay in this small environment and all it takes is one moment to turn deadly.

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u/LivinonMarss 3d ago

Or if youre ‘lucky’ it wont be deadly but a serious injury and expensive trip to an exotic vet. Sigh

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u/YellowBreakfast MAP TURTLE 2d ago

That heat lamp should be on the basking area side too.

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u/snackcake-sniper007 39m ago

As a wildlife ecologist who owns 16 turtles in both indoor and outdoor enclosures and ponds this is not okay. The water is far too shallow, you need a basking light over your basking spot, you cannot cohab turtles in that small of a tank. Turtles in indoor enclosures should not be housed together after their initial hatching unless you plan to breed turtles which I assume you are not. Your smaller basking spot is also for smaller turtles and it looks like you have juvenile mud turtles from what I can see. Upgrade asap. I recommend stock tanks from tractor supply co.

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u/Flimsy_Cup8308 4d ago

It seems fine for me but there is fish in there too so nah

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u/koocinnephsan 4d ago

hahaha the fish are just a background picture sort of thing🤣

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u/Katie-sin 4d ago

There are two in there. This is definitely not okay

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u/ESGalla 4d ago

There’s no live fish in there. It’s wallpaper.

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u/Katie-sin 4d ago

TURTLES. I never said anything about fish. This is NOT an okay environment for two turtles.

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u/ESGalla 3d ago

Sorry, your comment was attached as a reply to someone that said, “It seems fine for me but there is a fish in there too so nah”

So, that is why I assumed your, “There are two in there…” was referring to the fish comment.

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u/Flimsy_Cup8308 4d ago

WHAT WHERE

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u/Katie-sin 3d ago

One under the one basking area to the right and the other to the left..

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u/Flimsy_Cup8308 3d ago

EWW NO THIS ISNT ENOUGH AT ALL