Just got this guy the other day. He was a rescue, the people that had him kept him in only a 20 gal. tank. He was a little underfed but overall fairly healthy considering.
It was kind of a all of a sudden thing so had to spend a weekend converting a building into a home for him. It's setup now to only give him so much room but I can move or remove the retaining wall as he grows to allow much more room. He will also have a outdoor pen area in the summer time. Most the things you see in the picture such as the pond and lamp setup was just temporary to get him started. He will be getting a much larger pond setup and more secure and appropriate basking area setup. Room temps stay right at about 85 F and he has varying temps all over the area so he should be nice and comfortable at all times. Water temps are nice and warm as well and he seems like a much happier guy with tons more energy than he had.
Plan to use him for educational presentations at schools and other venues so working on getting him used to being handled and around kids. My two boys was happy to help lol.
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