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follen

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Right i have two musk turtles one yellow slider and one map turtle. An going to make a large out door pond next summer. Will they all be ok out there in a English summer, want to get a nice big pond for them to stretch there flippers.


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Whats summer like by you? Just make sure you have some type of fencing around cause they will want to travel so put fencing around to keep them where you want, also you will want a netting on top so no predators can get in to kill/eat them.
 
Guessing that's in Celsius so for Fahrenheit that's around 68 if I did it right. Think the only issue would be more of basking temp that is required (80-90s ion Fahrenheit)

Here's link on great care sheet:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheets.htm

Find the turtle select it and it'll tell you everything! Let me know if you have more questions.
 
All those species should be able to cope with your temperatures just fine and they could even overwinter in your pond too.
 
My koi an catfish pond always freezes in the winter u sure they would be ok. And I would say basking temp at hottest would be up to the mid 30s the part of the garden am going to make the pond is a real sun trap. Thanks for all the help in the new year I will start the build process.


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I might be concerned if you had a Stinkpot Musk Turtle of Florida origins or a Map Turtle species that was from the deep southern portion of the US but all those species in general come from places that experience freezing winter temperatures. What exact species of Musk and Map turtle are you keeping?
 
Yep, that looks like a Northern Map and that is definitely a northern variety Stinkpot Musk judging by the coloring. Both of which can easily survive a winter there as long as you provide the proper setup in your pond.
 
Don't think ill leave em out on winter would feel sorry for em haha ecspecially the little musks. Thanks for the help really appreciate it ;) cheers buddy.


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