Quote Originally Posted by tigerlily
I would do a google search. From what I could tell, painted turtles have to be fed in water. Something about a fixed tongue. I would think that they would need uva and uvb light. Since they bask in the sun, you will want to provide as much of a natural light as possible. In addition, I would look into local wildlife laws, since it may be illegal to house a wild caught animal.
he did eat it in the water. i meant that i dropped a pellet in and he ate bits of it. it looks like they need UVB light, but not UVA. the trap club was privately owned so it was found on private property and the owners said i could keep it.