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[nightwalker]

What do you guys use to keep the reptile cartpet on the eggcrate?

i read that some of you used Velcro but wouldn't the stickiness lift off when it's in water??

[Caphits]

Velcro works in water, but I would suggest Aquarium silicone.

[Raphulk]

What do you guys use to keep the reptile cartpet on the eggcrate?

i read that some of you used Velcro but wouldn't the stickiness lift off when it's in water??

I used velcro, but it never touches the water.

[theartbook35]

Here's mine:

WOW... That is awesome!!

That's like, the kind of enclosures you see in zoos. The really pretty ones.

[nightwalker]

hey guys...for those of you who used eggcrates and created a ramp out of it..

how do you guys secure it so that the angle stays? I tried using zip ties to tie two eggcrates but the angled one that i'm using as a ramp keeps on flipping back up

[francinemarie]

hey guys...for those of you who used eggcrates and created a ramp out of it..

how do you guys secure it so that the angle stays? I tried using zip ties to tie two eggcrates but the angled one that i'm using as a ramp keeps on flipping back up

hmm well i used suction cups to keep my ramp in place. depending on the weight of your turtle & if you put a suction cup(s) beneath the water level, the suction cups may sometimes come off once in a while. that's when i just fix & readjust the ramp.

hope this helped..

[trudykurz]

breigh that is gorgeous!

[munkly]

This is my self made turtle dock!... i made this from an underground gravel filter and used the filter pipes to split it into 2 levels! hope u guyz like it










just to let u guyz knw ... tht big shell i have replaced it with a stone which the turtle luvs! ... and i have changed the style a lil bit ill upload the pic soon! ... and the stone is totally dry on which turtles bask easily! as my lil baby is just under 3 inches so the stone is easy fr her to get on

[turtlelbs.]

[turtledlucas]

not much i might redo it. the real question is do you think he can make it up that because i haven't seen him bask yet

[theartbook35]

not much i might redo it. the real question is do you think he can make it up that because i haven't seen him bask yet

It's really pretty, and your turtle should really enjoy it, when it gets used to seeing it a lot. They never wanna use the new basking spot right away, unless they are used to having their tank changed around like crazy. I don't recommend that, though.

It can't be wet like that. I'm sure Gremlin and Spotsmama have told you tons of times about drying off. Now, here's what can be done: You can lower the water just half an inch is all. Then, get either a disinfected piece of cork bark, an egg crate, or anything flat and water proof. You can glue things, like little pebbles, on it to make it easier to climb up. You can tie or glue suction cups to it, so it will sit on the water at a angle, so the turtle can climb up.

I hope that makes sense and helps out ;D

[turtledlucas]

thanks heartbook but i just put the glass a couple inches under water so he can swim up then put the main rock on a bunch of rocks piled up so he can climp up and bask:). its kind of like a beach

[jozzep]

Hey great job man.....
It should take about a week for them to get used to it.if still after that no basking, give it a tweak

[turtledlucas]

Hey great job man.....
It should take about a week for them to get used to it.if still after that no basking, give it a tweak

ya i did it wqas about a week and a half so iput the glass under water and piled rocks with the flat rocks on top so it is much easier for him to get up

[memphisdank29]