Photo Gallery :: Sammy & Shelly my new baby RES's and their new home

[Thiren]

Hi guys I'm new here and as promised here are some pics of my baby RES Sammy & Shelly and the home i built for them. Let me know what you guys think

Sammy & Shelly


Their New 4ft home


Will upload more pics soon. They are abit shy for the camera as they are still getting used to me.

[steve]

Very cute turtles. The reptile grass does look very cool. Nice stand too, though you might need a but more support near the edges of the tank. This might be an issue depending on the weight.

[Thiren]

Hi there Steve underneath the tank is a full length of super wood to support the tank. I've built all the surroundings with wooden pallets which were being thrown away and then stained it with a dark wood stainer. The tank still needs some work though. Looking to build a nice basking area for Sammy and Shelly in the near future.

[Starscream]

What are those plants they are peeking through, I really like that.

[Into_the_Mystic]

Cute little guys

I would suggest taking out all the stuff on the bottom though. Way too much stuff that will cause water issues. Use pool/play sand or nothing is best.

What type of filter so you have?

[Kansasslider]

Cute little guys

I would suggest taking out all the stuff on the bottom though. Way too much stuff that will cause water issues. Use pool/play sand or nothing is best.

What type of filter so you have?

I agree! All that stuff looks nice but you will find out in short order that its almost impossible to keep clean. Try sand instead. And mopani wood. Cute little turtles.

[Thiren]

Thanks for the in put guys, will take all that into consideration. The thing with leaves is actually a fake tree root that I bought from my local pet store, the turts rally love hidding there. At the moment I'm using 2 cascade submersible filters, still saving up for a nice external canister fillter in the near future.

[TortsNTurtles]

They are cute peaking out!