Her habitat was about a constant 70 degrees and she had a water dish, upside down chipped, smooth small plant pot with a heating rock that I would wipe down with water every so often. I would wash the whole tank and the mat once a month. As for the water dish every other day. Fresh, cold water every day... I put a fish aquarium piece in there as well... Size of tank was medium... as for everything I regulated... she had kids in August.