Actually, common musks rarely will bask and do not require UV, nor a heat lamp if the water is the proper temperature. I've had mine for two years and have never seen them come out of the water. They do not behave like sliders, painteds, or other mostly aquatic turtles. A friend of mine has a community tank set up with various fish and three musk turtles and a mexican mud. No UV, no basking areas, no land area whatsoever - just lots of plants and such for them to grab ahold of and they are doing excellent.
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