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my parents recently redid the upstairs bathroom! so i get the old tub. i cleaned it with a 5% bleach solution and the "works" to make sure all of the soap stuff was gone (the tub hasnt been used in 5 years anyways) i am going to put it in the backyard but i dont know what to cover or put under the drainage hole.
help would be appreciated

thanks

i sealed it up w/ concrete. and put a plastic "i cant beleive its not butter" top under it. it holds water! also, im gonna silicone some tile onto the sides for a nice basking area. pics will come if my camera decides to hold a charge!

I'll be interested to see it!

if it warms up ill go out and take pics, my camera holds a charge! i got "chicken wire" to cover it, its not "chicken wire" though, it has really small holes, probably 2/8 of an inch.

If the holes are too small, it will filter out the UVB. Best not to go below 1/2 inch.

I'm looking forward to those pictures. It's a popular thing around here to plant flowers in an old toilet and put it in your yard. Kind of reminded me of that.

DO'H! i forgot about the holes! ill have to go return it, also, i do have a toilet, but it would be MUCH to big to put it in the tub, i was going to make a filter out of it but oh well, its in the trash now.

I wasn't suggesting putting the toilet in the tub, just telling you what they do with them here, lol.

Someone on the old forum used to keep her turtles in a bathtub outside during the day. It's a clever idea, and potentially could be made to look very nice.

im thinking about putting some koi in there for now since its far to cold for the turts. so far i'm 1/2 way done.

turtle - You could cover 1/2 of the tub, and get a nice sized heater, and it could be a turtle spa... Steam and all during the colder months!!! lol. I cant wait to see pictures, sounds ausome.

ehh... but the catch is, im limited to $50.....

I understand completly... It'd take a lot of energy as well to heat a outside bathtub all winter long!!! even though you live in huston...

So what are your plans for the winter with them?? Just out of curiousity.

probably keep them in the tank, till lets say late january