Heating a Turtle Tank

Video Transcript

" Hi, my name is Sarah, I’m here at Pet Land in Pembroke Pines tonight, and on behalf of expertvillage.com, I’m going to speak with you a little bit about purchasing and owning a pet turtle. Another important consideration for your turtle’s habitat is heating. You want to monitor the temperature of your turtle’s water; you can do so with one of these or any particular water temperature monitors that will be appropriate for an aquarium. You also want to monitor the temperature of your turtle’s basking spot—and it’s dry hollow area. You can do so with one of these; they have a little read up and they also have a probe that you would take down and put close to the basking area that your turtle sits near. It is very important to monitor the temperature of your turtle’s enclosure to avoid many bacterial and fungal infections as well as a host of other health related problems. When it comes to heating your turtle’s environment, there are a number of different ways to provide heat to your turtle’s enclosure. There are things such as under tank heaters that you may have seen for other reptiles; there will be dome heating elements that could have light bulbs or ceramic heating elements. There are just a very wide variety of heating options for your turtle. Therefore, you should consult your reptile veterinarian on what is the best heating set up for your particular enclosure and your particular species of turtle. On behalf of expertvillage.com, I would like to thank you for letting me speak to you about your pet turtle. If you would like more information on the hospital that I work at, you may visit our web site at www.extracareanimalhospital.net. If you would like more information on Pet Land in Pembroke Pines, you may visit their web site at www.petland.com. "