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[fishwatcher]

When should you move a red-ear slider to an outdoor pond? I am thinking of doing it now (it's about 65-70 during the day here), but am not sure if it is a good time or if I should wait until spring. I'm assuming that since the goldfish out there are ok that he will be, too, over the winter. I know they live in the wild here, so surely he'd be ok? A handful of times during the winter the surface of the pond will get a thin sheet of ice over it, but I always just break it up that morning. It's a 125g pond and I will be moving his basking deck out there as well as stretching netting over it to keep any predators out.
Any advice?
Thanks!!

 

[three-fingers]

Wait until spring. At this time of the year, red-eared sliders in the wild are hibernating at the bottom of their ponds .

 

[fishwatcher]

Ok, thanks. Do you think he should be ok in it normally? It's about 1 1/2' in the ground, another 1' above ground but with dirt/mulch around it. Kind of a half-raised pond.

 

[three-fingers]

Sounds perfect to me, you should have one happy terrapin .