Hey everybody, I have a younger red eared slider I have a couple of questions I was hoping you guys could help answer for me.
1. She is currently living in a 50 gallon stock tank, the two filters (essentially these models https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tetra-Whispe ... s/10291763) I have honestly just aren't cutting it anymore. I have seen that canister filters are highly recommended for turtle owners. I guess my question here, is; Does the canister filter have to be below water level of the tank for it to work? I was hoping to keep it on the floor right next to the tank. Getting it below the tank might be difficult to do, due to the fact that I am on the second floor of an apartment and can't really be putting excess weight underneath to support the tank at this time, not to mention the floor is a little uneven. So any help here would be really appreciated.
2. She hasn't been basking much lately. The dock in the middle of the tank I have for her has been there for about three weeks and for the first week, she was on it constantly it seemed. The last two weeks I have not seen her on it at all (granted I have worked a lot and haven't been home) but she's never been shy about basking with me in the room before. I checked the temperature of the water today (roughly 76-77 degrees Fahrenheit and the basking area was at 81-82, so I think that's correct. So what could be wrong? Anyways thank you for bearing with me through this long post, your help would be greatly appreciated, thank you and have a great day.