aquatic Turtle Heating Lighting And Humidity
aquatic turtles are diurnal so they need a 5.0 (tropical) UVB bulb. which basically means medium UVB bulb (sold at petstores)for 12 hours per day. the aqautic turtle needs a 75 watt basking bulb. if your house gets cold at night you will need to get a night bulb to help maintain the cold nightime temperatures .night bulbs come in 3 colours-red, blue and black.use an under water heater to make sure you get the right water temperatures. here is a list of temperatures to keep this reptile:
COOL SIDE 75-85' F
BASKING TEMPERATURE: 90-95' F
NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURE: 65-75' F
WATER TEMPERATURE:70-75'
COOL SIDE 75-85' F
BASKING TEMPERATURE: 90-95' F
NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURE: 65-75' F
WATER TEMPERATURE:70-75'