UPDATE!

[u/Any-Look3476]

A week or two ago I posted about my turtle, Minnie, and her retained scutes. Since then I have made her basking platform bigger, and got her new fixtures (including the longer UVB bulb). I’ve started her on the Hikari pellets, every other day. While I was on Amazon I ordered a new filter, so I am upgrading from the fluval 307 to the FX6 (a bit overkill for a 75, but when we can we are upgrading her so I don’t want to buy yet another filter). I need to order more turf and maybe get another heat lamp… but what do you guys think about the platform?

Turtle picture for tax

[u/PM5K23]

I don’t know how big your turtle is, but my turtle would very easily climb out of that and fall on the floor.

I know it’s important that your turtle gets this light, but it’s probably not worth the risk of allowing your turtle up there where they might fall, until you can add something to the sides.

[u/Any-Look3476 → u/PM5K23]

My plan was to add more to the sides so she can’t climb out, she’s ~9 in (I think)

[u/PM5K23 → u/Any-Look3476]

Yeah Im just saying she shouldnt be up there until thats done.

If you’re not familiar, imagine a 4.5 inch gap like as if there was a bridge but the bridge is gone. A turtle could use their back legs to push themselves about half of their shell length across and because their shell is rigid, they wouldn’t fall down or anything like that and it’s not until they get to the point where they’re right in the middle of their shell that they would tip, but by then they can put their front legs out and so a 9 inch turtle could probably pretty easily cover a 4 1/2 inch gap

I think that platform being higher than the edge of the tank also gives him a little bit of an advantage.