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Post Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:21 pm   Turtle Penthouse

Dora's penthouse is still a work in progress but I am getting there.
Comment, suggestions appreciated!

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Checking her new place out.

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Remember... it is still work in progress!!!
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Post Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:55 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Looks pretty good! Are you going to stain or paint the wood? What are your ideas for ramps/floors?
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Post Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:45 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Looks very nice so far I will be looking forward to seeing the basking area. And painting the wood would look much nicer if you had any ideas of doing that. I also love the trunk in the middle.
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:55 am   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Always a work in progress, but it is looking already great... Thoughts??? Suggestions???

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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:50 am   Re: Turtle Penthouse

I like the whole thing. Very nice!
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:14 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

cutepanda86 wrote:I like the whole thing. Very nice!


Thanks!

It took long time to get to this stage... and still looking for ways to improve!
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:40 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

I'd say you're done but that's just me. ;)
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:30 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Looks great! Is that a 3-D background?
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:32 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Looks great! Some great ideas too.

I love the black light as well. I guess you use that at night?
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:33 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

What size tank is that? 40 gallon?
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Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:49 am   Re: Turtle Penthouse

steve wrote:Looks great! Is that a 3-D background?


Yes! Got it mailed from somewhere in Canada ;)
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Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:53 am   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Into_the_Mystic wrote:What size tank is that? 40 gallon?


It's 75 gallons.
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Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:43 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

How did you do the ramp? I can't tell from the pictures
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:01 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Very Nice!!
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:21 pm   Re: Turtle Penthouse

Garowetz wrote:How did you do the ramp? I can't tell from the pictures


The "dry" penthouse floor is a piece of plexiglass covered with green felt carpet, and I attached from the bottom a ZOO MED turtle dock with cable-belts.
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