Habitat - Indoor

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:28 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Love your idea. I think I'm going to modify it for my tank. What do you do when you need to clean the tank?

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:26 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

What plants do you have in there?

It looks great, does your turtle like it?

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:07 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

shawnbecher wrote:Love your idea. I think I'm going to modify it for my tank. What do you do when you need to clean the tank?

When I do full water changes, I actually have to take the "penthouse" off. I know... not the most practical, but still worth it.

But in-between full changes, I take out poops with a net and do partial water changes with a pitcher.

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:10 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

MerryMenagerie wrote:What plants do you have in there?

It looks great, does your turtle like it?

Thanks!!!
Just fake plants in there... and... I feel she loves it!!! But we will never know for sure =)

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:05 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Can you take a picture of the ramp? I am in the process of building an atba but i like your setup better than what i was going to do. Looks great!

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:05 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Kansasslider wrote:Can you take a picture of the ramp? I am in the process of building an atba but i like your setup better than what i was going to do. Looks great!

Yes!!! I'll photograph in detail and post this weekend!

Meanwhile here's a photo of the beautiful dora:
http://instagram.com/p/UZ696Bp0ig/

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:12 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Im trying to make a ramp out of plexiglass. Any picts would be great.

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:44 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

I love it! What kind of plants do you have?

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:24 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Dora has fake plants as do I.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34211&p=325566#p325566

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:42 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Dora , kinda stole your idea in smaller scale hope that's ok.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34211&p=325566#p325566

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:53 pm **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Have you conditioned that wood with anything to make it water resistant? Cause that wood can get warped over time causing a lot of trouble.
If you haven't then can I suggest the idea of tung oil? It's 100% safe for turtles. I use it for my dock and it's flicks off water like nothing. My dock gets warped because of the heat from the basking lamp though.

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:28 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Kansasslider wrote:Dora , kinda stole your idea in smaller scale hope that's ok.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34211&p=325566#p325566

Honored that Dora's PH inspired you!
Oops!!! and now I feel bad I forgot to post the pics over the weekend

Yours turned out fantastic!!! Congrats!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:36 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

Here, as promised a picture of how I assembled my ramp:

I drilled the plexiglass
and drilled my old "floating dock" and
I used zip-ties (the blue things) to keep the floating dock in place.
Then on top I have the Zilla Green Reptile Terrarium Liner: http://www.petco.com/product/104018/Zil ... Liner.aspx

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:45 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

To decorate the Penthouse or "dry level" I have on top of the Zilla Green Reptile Terrarium Liner:
An old "floating dock"
An Exo-Terra Jungle Vine
Exo-Terra Silk Ficus Jungle Plant
Exo-Terra Silk Abutilon Jungle Plant
(all the plans are expensive but awesome!!! Totally worth it!)

And to line the background/sides I used an Aquarium Background Cling
(had to buy 2 - 1 for the back, 1 for both sides)

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:47 am **Re: Turtle Penthouse**

And... here she is:

Habitat - Indoor :: Turtle Penthouse

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