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Basking Area
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| The water turtle must be able to dry it's shell to prevent
fungus and bacterial attacks. This is one reason they
bask in natural sunlight in the wild. The basking area in
an aquarium can be a large branch that extends out of
the water or a secure pile of rocks large enough to afford
a high and dry area. Floating plastic islands and lily pads
are available but may not support the turtle sufficiently to
allow it to get completely out of the water and dry out. A
solid basking area is preferred. If kept indoors, a light
with sufficient UV energy, such as Repti-Sun 5, is helpful. |
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Design
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| The common freshwater aquarium maintained by a home
aquarist typically includes a filtration system, an artificial
lighting system, air pumps, and a heater. In addition,
some freshwater tanks (and most saltwater tanks) use
powerheads to increase water circulation.
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Edema
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| Edema (BE: oedema, formerly known as dropsy) is
swelling of any organ or tissue due to accumulation of
excess fluid. Edema has many root causes, but its
common mechanism is accumulation of fluid into the
tissues.
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Feeding
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| The best diet for a water turtle is one that duplicates its
natural food as closely as possible. Live foods are
particularly enjoyed and beneficial.
The key to success is to provide a wide variety of foods. |
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Fin rot
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| Fin rot is a symptom of disease in fish; it is not hard to
treat, and the fish usually will survive. Most common in
the fancy varieties of goldfish and Bettas, fin rot can
occur as a result of an injury, as a secondary infection
once the fish has been weakened by another disease, or
in some cases, as a primary infection (bacterial).
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Fossils
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| Plant fossils include roots, wood, leaves, seeds, fruit,
pollen, spores, phytoliths, and amber (the fossilized resin
produced by some plants). Fossil land plants are
recorded in terrestrial, lacustrine, fluvial and nearshore
marine sediments. Pollen, spores and algae
(dinoflagellates and acritarchs) are used for dating
sedimentary rock sequences. The remains of fossil plants |
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