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u/chrisaquino

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Image 1 — I adopted a turtle from a friend. Meet Lasagna and his new home.
Image 2 — I adopted a turtle from a friend. Meet Lasagna and his new home.
Image 3 — I adopted a turtle from a friend. Meet Lasagna and his new home.
Image 4 — I adopted a turtle from a friend. Meet Lasagna and his new home.
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I adopted a turtle from a friend. Meet Lasagna and his new home.

I’ve sent the last few months building a custom stand and book shelves for a turtle that I adopted from a friend. He was in a pretty small enclosure before so this is definitely an upgrade but I want to make sure I have everything dialed in appropriately.

I think he is a yellow eared slider but not 100% sure.

Here is what I have so far…
-75 gallon aquarium
-Basking platform
-Dual lamp enclosure
-40 watt heat lamp - this has been difficult but it’s currently registering ~90 degrees
-UV bulb (Zoo Med ReptiSun 5.0 Mini Compact Fluorescent Lamp 13 Watts)- this one I’m most concerned about because I am not sure how to measure whether it’s too little or too much.
-water heater
-Fluval 407 filter
-Misc includes driftwood, river rock, sand, back scratcher, rubber ball for lettuce
-Bubbler

Anything I’m missing?

u/chrisaquino — 8 days ago