RES's and enclosure

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Gourami Swami

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Hey guys! Ive been a bit video-happy lately since i just got my camera to work, and I made one of my turtles and their home. I posted pics of this DIY land/water enclosure a while ago and you guys liked it, so heres a closer look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcr4NQad3PI

enjoy, rate, and comment!
 
nice enclosure.. i've seen people use plexi glass as a ramp. buy a small strip and use a mini torch to heat it and bend it at an angle. put san paper strips on for traction. if you haven't already, check out turtletimes.com. great site for turts and they have a nice indoor set up section with a lot of good ideas.
 
Amazing setup one of greatest ones if seen on MFK :D:headbang2Since you got a copple of res I can see some babys coming in the long term;) Just one tip to make this near perfect setup a perfect one: create a egg laying area for your female in the bascking platform even if you dont plan on breeding, when she reaches maturity she will produce eggs every year and will need a place to lay them even if she hasnt mated with your male( their like chikens) If she cant find a good egg laying area serious medical troble can happen. It doesant takes much more work and will save you lotts of worries:popcorn::D
 
Thanks everybody!

and coura, what can I use to make an egg laying area? do you have a picture of one I could see?

and Grey, I will go check that site out now, thanks
 
Gourami Swami;1988259; said:
Thanks everybody!

and coura, what can I use to make an egg laying area? do you have a picture of one I could see?

and Grey, I will go check that site out now, thanks
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A good egglaying area would be a deep plastic box (about one and a half the size of the female deep) filled whit mixed sand and peat in the land part of the enclosure;)
 
Gourami Swami;1994056; said:
thanks man, Ive gotta figure out how to make that now lol.
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Dont need to be rigth now you have at least one year before the next breeding season comes and your female may be years away from her first time. Just start thinking about it in a nice and calm way:D
 
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