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I will check it out and do just that. I would be nice to have them inside anyway! Appreciate your help.

Ok sounds good. This is awesome I'm learning a lot. They have a pond to bask in but I still force them to soak in a tub of water daily. How can I avoid hibernating them?

That's relieving. I'll just make sure they have as much food as they need then. Thanks for the reply!

In case you don't know, I have two young (about half a year old) western box turtles (terrapene ornata) which are outside in a 4' x 8' enclosure. Here in El Paso, TX it is in the mid 80s all day and mid 50s at night. They have a foot of loose ground to dig themselves into, but I find that they...

Looks great

It's been a while, I've made some upgrades for my Lil guys. Made a concrete pond for them to hydrate themselves, added some strawberry plants and lemon grass. Also made a very sturdy rock cave that will not cave in on them, one of them made it their permanent home.

That probably wasn't the best of pictures to represent the dirt lol. But alright I figure it'll be alright I try and feed them on rocks anyway. And i water it alot thanks alot for your help Tom!

Our native region is the Chihuahuan desert so it looks like this here

No problem here is a picture, more plants will be added later. I put their food on the pink brick to trim beak but sometimes they carry their food to sand or it falls off. Thank you for that answer by the way

I think I'll get that 600 gph then

I intend to keep the flow from the waterfall to the base of the stream less than 2 feet high, because my enclosure is only 2 1/2 feet tall. Probably not even at that. And I understand what you are saying about the pumps decreasing after lift. So i figure I'll get a pump that can clear whatever I...

You've got quite a stream there and a nice space. It's very inspirational. My stream is going to be a fragment of that size, Literally. Thanks for putting real time into your answer I appreciate that. I just visited the first site you linked in and think I've narrowed it down. I'm still not...

I see what you're saying about going bigger, but how much bigger would you suggest? In the 1000's? Or doubling up to say 300 gph. And thanks I will find something to put it into with small holes once I install whichever one I decide on.

Very nice I hadn't seen or heard of that brand yet, I'm about to search a few. Do you have the pump protected with some sort of cover or can your turtles go right up to it? This forum is coming in handy already, thanks!

This is a 140 gph pump, would it work? Also I know nothing about these pumps.

Hello all, the next step in my ornate box turtle enclosure is to add some free flowing water. I have an 8' x 4' space to work with. I intend to make a small waterfall about 8 inches high that leads to a small stream about 4-6 inches wide and eventually to their pond with a 1 1/2' diameter. I...

Finally finished both roof panels, so the actual enclosure is finished! Now just to add plants and flowing water besides that water bowl I have to keep changing. I made a huge mistake and had to remove the tomato plants that i found out are poisonous to my torts. I added hinges to the roof so...

Awesome i will do exactly that! Thank you!!

I live in El Paso Tx and we have swamp coolers too. Our environments are very similar. Today it is 100 degrees. We have different types of cactus all over the place, have you managed to get your turtles yet?? I want to relocate a prickly pear on the side of our house into their enclosure and was...