Turtles are quite often kept in the apartment as pets. The aquaterrarium made of glass, plexiglas or plastic is necessary for contents water skulls. That the alumna was not ill, water in it should be changed periodically.
It is required to you
- - bucket or other capacity;
- - baking soda;
- - brush.
Instruction
1. It is necessary to change water in an aquarium with a turtle 1-2 times a week. If capacity is equipped with the filter, it can be done more rare as water will longer remain clear. Without filter and change of water liquid quickly becomes soiled and blossoms, in such conditions the animal will be ill more often.
2. Take a turtle from an aquarium and place her for the period of change of water in a cup, a soup plate or a bucket from where she will not be able to get out. Act carefully not to drop the alumna, and keep in mind that she can scratch or bite you, trying to escape from hands. Set aside a bucket to the safe place.
3. Drain water from an aquarium and take out all accessories. Clean it without application of chemical means from within. It is possible to rub a terrarium unless ordinary baking soda, however after that it is necessary to wash away carefully powder from walls. Several times gather water in capacity and pour out it.
4. Wash up hands stones, snags and everything that was in an aquaterrarium. Soil at contents water skulls is not required. Disassemble the filter and wash out it. Collect back and densely fix into place.
5. Place accessories back in an aquarium and pour in it the warm filtered water. If to place a turtle in cold water, she can get sick. Optimum water temperature – 20-26os.
6. Examine a turtle, clean an armor a brush (it is possible to use a toothbrush). Return the alumna to an aquarium. It is possible to start her to float at once, and it is possible to put on the island and to wait when she creeps in clear warm water.