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PLACE YOUR OUTDOOR HABITATS HERE! SHARE IT WITH US!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:18 pm
by vivian89
PLACE YOUR OUTDOOR HABITATS HERE! I HAVE AN INDOOR HABITAT BUT I WANNA HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR OUTDOORS TOO THX! :D

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:48 pm
by monikaboomer
Hi I have a six year old cutie and made her a really awesome outdoor habitat. I went to a feed store and purchased a two hundred gallon horse trough. I buried it in the ground so that the lip of the trough was flush with the ground. I built a ramp area so she could climb out of the trough and crawl around her grass and dirt area that we have fenced off. she has heaters in the winter and a basking lamp-uvb lamp in addition the the real sun that half her enclosure receives. She is one happy Pickle

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:12 pm
by jawsspeedymrt
This is my setup on our back porch:
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:30 pm
by bcjchapman
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:52 pm
by Terryo
60 gal. with 1 Eastern Painted
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Fall after I brought Abby inside

All this is mine now....
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:17 pm
by grem89
great set-ups guys! jaws, what filters do you have running?

Thanks for the pics everyone

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:12 pm
by jawsspeedymrt
They are two Magnum 350's

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:25 pm
by Lantic
How big is the tank Jaws? I love the environment Terryo!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:55 am
by Raphulk
omg......the backyard pond is definitely coming before the backyard swimming pool when I move out of the house

PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:08 pm
by jawsspeedymrt
The pond is 100 gallons. I got it last year from Lowe's.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:58 am
by res08
Nice ponds everybody. How much water is lost to evaporation? Can you go away for 2 weeks and not worry about it?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:51 am
by bcjchapman
I lose quite a bit with evaporation, especially in the summer months. You can go away for 2 weeks, yes, and not worry about it, but after 2 weeks, you will need to address it.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:29 pm
by Terryo
I agree, and also if you have someone who could come and just check everything once or twice, just to make sure your filter is running OK.

Outdoor Habitats

PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 6:57 pm
by TurtleboyPR
Hello Everyone!
Wow...these pics are so amazing...I can never make my turtle habitat look that way....but....I'll take some advice from the pro's!!!!

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Guita is a RES from the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico, lots of heat, and she eats nothing but raw meat...believe it or not...She is a survivor of a car hit, patched with fiberglass and 5 minute epoxy by Dr. Nuñez. We took her in cause we were told that she could never survive back in the wild, so we're up for the challenge....

Here's my developing habitat for my RES....Help Please..... :lol:
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Thank you!!!

PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 8:38 pm
by Terryo
Your enclosure is coming along great so far. I would add lots of plants for her to get out of the sun...very important...also you might want to test out that little black fence a bit......You will not believe what they can climb out of