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Care of Aquatic Turtles As Pets
How to Take Care of Turtles
How to Determine the Sex of a Turtle
How to Take Care of a Land Turtle
The Best Care For a Box Turtle
How to Take Care of a Wild Turtle
How to Care For a Desert Tortoise
Facts About Turtles
Turtle Food Facts
Turtle Eating Habits
Turtle Disease Symptoms
What Is the Behavior of a Turtle?
How to Tell Age of Turtles
My Turtle Won't Eat
How to Save the Sea Turtles
Setting Up a Turtle Tank
How to Clean a Turtle Tank
Long Neck Turtle Care
How to Clean Turtle Shell
Mini Pet Turtles
How to Take Care of a Snapping Turtle
How to Take Care of a Painted Turtle
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Summary: Outdoor ponds allow turtles to get natural UV light, which keeps them healthy. Discover the benefits of outdoor turtle ponds with tips from the owner of a reptile store in this free pet care video.
"Hi, I'm Tim Cole with Austin Reptile Service and I've been keeping reptiles amphibians for over forty years and we're here to talk about keeping the aquatic turtles. Some of these make better pets than others, depending on the amount of space you have, and also the climate that you live in. If you're keeping turtles that are native to the area that you live in, most of them do very well if kept outside. The main reason for this is the sun provides necessary UV light for them. It also provides the necessary heat that they require. If you keep them indoors, you have to duplicate all of this. It's much less expensive if we do keep them outside in an enclosure like this. This is an above ground pond, it's very easy to drain. We also have a homemade filter that's made with a five gallon bucket. It helps to keep it clean and we don't have to do water changes as often. But the main thing is, keeping them outdoors gets them that sunlight that they need to help synthesize their food and the vitamins they require. Even occasional insects will fall in here that they'll eat. They get supplemented with greens, and they do very well being kept outside like this."
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