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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:01 pm **Sheldon Basking Outside**

His eyes are so cool!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:05 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

great pics!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:25 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

Agree... great pics!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:03 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

very nice pics

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:46 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

awesome pics! do you put him in an enclosure of some sort or just watch him?

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:04 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

Yep, his custom made set up

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:20 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

cool, i need to build something like that, i was thinking maybe just putting up a ring of chicken wire with a cover to keep birds out

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:37 am **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

I actually tried chicken wire, he would try to wedge himself through the openings and it looked like he was going to chop his head off!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:01 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

well that soudns scary, plywood it is, maybe ill just make a cover with chicken wire.
Do you ever worry about predators messing with him while hes in there or do you just watch him?

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:30 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

Defiantly don't let your turtle get tangled up in fencing or netting, he/she will freak out.

The main predators to watch out for are raccoons. A cover should be effective for birds and cats, probably dogs too. Raccoons are a different story. Since they are nocturnal, they shouldn't be a concern during the day. If you do spot them, then you will need to closely supervise your RES.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:47 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

anytime i let kaya walk around the backyard all of the nieghborhood birds gather in the tree in my yard and start getting very loud, like theyre just waiting for me to let my gaurd down. ive been thinking about taking out my paintball gun for turtle defense, lol.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:34 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

Nice pics.

. My backyard already has walls built to seperate it from the neighbor's yards and we don't have raccoons.
Kinda random question

but, how do male RES walk? Do they knuckle walk or something, like a platypus? Cause their nails are really long, and I see how my turt's nails kinda dig into the ground when she walks(and their relatively short compared lol). Just wondering since I see his nails and how long they are :mrgreen:

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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:02 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

I don't have a cover on mine, but I hang out outside with him while basking.

@sora- he walks with his nails foreword, flat footed.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:17 pm **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

Oh. I was wondering

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:25 am **Re: Sheldon Basking Outside**

Nice Pictures! What a cutie!

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