Turtle Cliff Aquatic Terrarium Filter and Rock
Filed under aquarium, equipment, products, turtle basking platform, turtle filter, turtles
(This is part of a series where I review several commercially available pet turtle basking platforms, because my pet turtles need new basking platforms.)
Turtle Cliff Aquatic Terrarium Filter and Rock
The turtle cliff is a promising looking product that combines an internal filter with a basking area. The integrated filter, a Repti Clear Terrarium Filter, is a three stage filter that is expandable, although expanding the filter may not let it fit inside the turtle cliff. A water heater can also be hidden inside the turtle cliff.
The turtle cliff comes in two sizes, medium and large:
- Medium – 9″ x 7″ x 7.5″ high
- Large – 12″ x 9″ x 9″ high
According to Exo Terra, the manufacturer:
The Exo Terra Turtle Cliff is a waterfall, basking area and filter in one. Its state-of-the-art filtering system instantly transforms an aquatic terrarium setup into the ideal habitat while providing turtles and other semi-aquatic terrarium animals with the ideal basking or terrestrial area. The hidden filter provides clear, healthy water while the waterfall features creates the necessary water circulation and aeration, and its natural rock texture and colour allows it to integrate easily into any aquatic terrarium setup.
- Waterfall, basking area and filter in one
- Integrates easily into any aquatic terrarium setup
- Optimal hidden water filtration system
- Provides the necessary water circulation and aeration
- Ideal basking or terrestrial area for semi-aquatic animals
My thoughts, keep in mind that my pet red ear slider turtles are over 7″ SCL (they are not small anymore):
Yeah:
- An all in one solution – basking + filter
- Looks attractive enough
- Comes in two sizes
- It can also hide a water heater
- The large size turtle cliff can accommodate a big fully grown red ear slider turtle
Boo:
- Although the large turtle cliff can accommodate a large turtle, it doesn’t offer enough space. The dimensions will only cover the turtle’s shell, but not it’s legs
- The internal filter will always be underpowered compared to a large external filter like the Rena Filstar XP3 filter
- The turtle cliff is too short. The large will allow you to have a little less than 9″ of water depth. Not near enough water for grown turtles
- The product remains submerged in the water and thus reduces both the available swimming space a turtle has but also reduces the total volume of water that a turtle needs
My decision:
The negatives outweigh the positives. I’m looking for a product that will last the lifetime of my pet turtles. Even though it provides enough of a basking surface for when one pet turtle reaches its maximum size, it doesn’t have enough height that permits me to have the proper amount of water that a pet turtle needs. Given the limitations of the product, it will work best for smaller pet turtles only. Needless to say, I have to pass on this product, this isn’t for my pet turtles.
(But it will be adequate for the entire lifespan of some mud and musk turtles!!).
The Turtle Cliff Aquatic Terrarium Filter and Rock is available at Amazon
Grant’s Farm tortoises
Filed under photos, readers' photos, sulcata, tortoise, turtle pictures, turtles
Pet Turtles And More fan DG (who previously sent over pictures of loggerhead sea turtles) sends over her photos of the large pet turtles found at Grant’s Farm in Missouri.
First up is a sulcata (African Spurred Tortoise)…
And here again, this time with some people taking some tortoise pictures…
Besides the sulcata they also have a number of giant tortoises.
Here’s one of the tortoises posing for the camera:
And another big tortoise sleeping the day’s heat away:
Thank you so much for continuing to share your wonderful turtle pictures DG!!
Hope you enjoyed that! To have your pet turtle (and other general pet reptile) photos featured here, simply share your photos here.
leopard gecko eating mealworms
Filed under eating, leopard gecko, reptiles, videos, vivarium
My pet leopard gecko, Monkey, gobbles up some mealworms for the camera. He really likes them worms…enjoy the video!
Mississippi Map Turtle videos
Filed under Mississippi map turtles, turtles, videos
Missisippi map turtles are cute, freshwater turtles that make great pets. They need clean moving water. They have moderate prominent dark knobs along their spine on their carapace.
This first video is a close-up of the face of a Mississippi map turtle. Although it’s a bit dark, you can see some of the turtles features such as the yellow crescent shaped stripe by its eyes.
Here’s another video of a pet Mississippi map turtle, but is outdoors. This video is much better since it is clearer and you can better see the markings it has on its head.
Here’s an amusing video of a fun pet Mississippi map turtle eating mosquito larvae and black worms.
Finally, here’s a Mississippi map pet turtle climbing some stairs:
Alligator snapping turtle pictures
Filed under NYTTS, alligator snapping turtles, photos, turtle pictures, turtles
The 2010 annual show of the New York Turtle & Tortoise Society (NYTTS) had several alligator snapping turtles.
The biggest AST was this this alligator snapping turtle video.
Here are some pictures of that snapper turtle (and another AST). Enjoy
Red footed tortoises
Filed under pet care, red footed tortoise, tortoise, videos
Red footed tortoises are awesome and attractive land turtles. The are native to South America and they are easily identified because they have red/ red-orange colored scales on their head and legs.
Here’s a cute 1 month old pet red-footed tortoise:
Watch this video from ExpertVillage to find out more about red footed tortoises:
To learn more about their care, see our red footed tortoise caresheet. The caresheet is in wiki format, so you can not only read it, but you can also contribute to it!!
- twurtles
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