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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:38 am **A new home!**

This is the tank George spent his first 4 years

and this is his new home! check the thermometers, they are the same size on new and old, to get an idea of the tank size difference

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:37 am

Looking great.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:09 am

Hey congrats on the new tank!

One question, is there a heat lamp there for him?

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:47 am

Looks like a big upgrade, and it looks nice. I'm wondering about a heat source as well. From the pics, it looks like you had the same kind of basking area in the smaller tank, with just a flourescent (UVB?) light. Is there a light that gives off heat? What's the basking area temp there now?

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:03 pm

i am hooking up a uva light soon. its been summer here and he has had no problem basking. but yes, there will be a new light any day now.

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:21 am

look at that little pose, how adorable

looks like he's got himself a very lovely new home :mrgreen:

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:44 pm

George must be in turtle paradise! Which is only fair as his person lives in human paradise.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:30 pm

scripta_elegans wrote:George must be in turtle paradise! Which is only fair as his person lives in human paradise.

Lets hold an annual meeting in NZ

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:24 am

Excellent idea Steve! I'm in!

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:58 am

He must be lovin it. That glass ramp is very unique.

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:22 am

Annual meeting in NZ? Count me in!

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:26 am

grey goose wrote:He must be lovin it. That glass ramp is very unique.

actually, both tanks i've got have the glass ladder and the glass basking area. I always thought that was what all turtle tanks had.

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:42 am

Speaking of which, where did you get these tanks? I've never seen them in a store and i looked a little online but didn't find anything. The only tanks around here that i've seen that are designed specifically for turtles are those ones that have one half wall so you can't fill the tank up all the way.

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:49 am

loooooooooookin great. well done!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:43 pm

Hey OctopusGirl, check these guys out...http://www.glasscages.com/

They build custom aquariums at very reasonable prices. They also can custom build turtle ramps and I know that they would also be able to build a custom basking platform too if that's what you wanted. A bunch of guys up near where I live went in on a group buy and had them ship a truck load of custom tanks to a nearby location. I didn't have the $$ to get in on it, but their tanks all look really nice and well built.

BTW, that's where I'm going to get my custom tank if/when I setup an octopus display. I'm thinking of one of their Acrylic Aquarium Cubes with a tight fitting lid.

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