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Check out of the pictures on dabbler.com! There's one for a small area you can move later. I'm not familiar with raising turtles, so I can't be of much help, except your baby is small, so it will be awhile before he gets big enough to go outside, right? If you want him to see outside now, there's a picture of a small pond by a tree. Maybe, you can move him out in the day and in at night? (so he doesn't get scared in the dark? lol) Good luck.
Also, put a stack of rocks in the center of aquarium so he can dry off a little, dive in for a swim!
Hi Rachel, I didn't see if you mentioned where you are located, but you might want to contact a local wildlife rehabber. They would be able to give you suggestions.
i too had a red earred slider that someone didn't want. i had him in a 50 gallon tank. keeping it clean was nearly impossible. i donated him to rock eagle,an educational facility in georgia. you don't indicate where you live so keeping him outside may not be an option. also i would be very worried that coons or even hawks could get him. good luck with your project and thanks for giving him a home.
My sister put a turtle in her backyard pond and it tore everything up. You might want to see if you can find someone with turtle experience to help design the pond and pick materials.
My friend with a koi/turtle pond says she has to be careful to have a built-in hiding spot for the fish and turtles or the herons will get them...or whatever wildlife you have around you.
We have a pond with water turtles, we cant have ANY plants in it because they eat them. We have cinder blocks with rocks on top to TRY & keep them in, but they still get out. They even got in my other pond & ate my water lily, root & all; then they went back into the big pond. VERY FRUSTRATING as I want plants in my ponds.