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Post Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:40 pm   attaching a ramp? please help!

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this is going to be my basking area, i need to find a way to attach a ramp so my turtle can get up there! i got a piece of plexiglass now

please help, any info/ideas will help
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:08 am   Re: attaching a ramp? please help!

I used stainless steel L brackets but I screwed them into the plexi. Let me tell you it wasnt easy and was frustrasting but its been holding up great. Its not easy to drill through so be PATIENT
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:18 pm   Re: attaching a ramp? please help!

Is it in the tank?
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:37 pm   Re: attaching a ramp? please help!

steve wrote:Is it in the tank?

i havent finished building the basking area, I'm just stuck on how to attach the ramp, i have a piece of plexiglass that i was going to use as the ramp, i just dont know how to attach it, and i also don't know how to make the ramp "rough" so my turtle can climb up there
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Post Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:31 pm   Re: attaching a ramp? please help!

from that pic its hard to tell which is the opening but i would just get a plexi drill bit a n drill holes in the plexi then attach with little bolts n nuts then zip tie a plastic net on the front for grip or rout lines in it for grip put a line of silicon caulk where the wood n plexi meet so it will be a smooth trans action out and in. there u have it if anything please let me know cuz i work with plexi everyday so i know quite alot about it.
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:20 am   Re: attaching a ramp? please help!

Jb weld or epoxy putty.

I attached my ramp with epoxy putty a couple of years ago. Not a single problem with it.
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