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My turtle's tank smells like chlorine. How do I get rid of it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

my turtle's tank smells like chlorine please help

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 11th, 2017

Unless you have cleaned your tank with bleach (which you should never do) then it is probably due to the chlorine in the tap water. There are dechlorinating chemicals you can get from your pet store that should take care of that.

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