New Article: A Useful Sub-Surface Basking Site and Shelter (Turtles, Newts, Frogs)

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Hi All,

Please check out: Penn Plax Turtle Pier Functions as more than a Basking Site

“Many semi-aquatic turtles do not often fully emerge from the water, but rather rely upon resting sites that are just below the surface. Included among these are Mud, Musk, Snapping and Chinese Big-Headed Turtles. In the wild, these turtles, as well as Green Frogs, Ribbed Newts and many other amphibians, rest upon submerged logs, branches and rocks that almost, but not quite, reach the water’s surface”. …Read article here: A Sub-Surface Basking Site and Shelter for Semi-Aquatic for Turtles, Newts and Frogs | That Reptile Blog

Comments and questions appreciated,

Thanks, Frank

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