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My super sweet hubby helped me build a new indoor pond today and I just had to share!
We adopted our RES, Holly, from the local animal shelter last winter. She was given to the shelter because the previous owners got her without having any idea how to care for her and the people at the shelter were desperate to give her away. They had her in one of those little zoo med terrariums with maybe a gallon of water and zero basking. Long story short, I found out about her and since I had a 55 gallon tank and prior RES experience, took her in. I was told she was 2-4"...she is a whopping 9.5"! We did the best we could with only 55 gal and made her an above the tank basking ramp, but she still seemed so cramped and the tank was too narrow. But not any more!
Her pond isn't 100% finished...we need to add the UB bulb and we also need to add the canister filter. These will both be done this week. But for now, she is LOVING it! So much room to swim and bask and just be a happy turtle in general. Ignore the unfinished basement walls...we haven't been in our house long and are working on remodeling it. She had to go in a room where our dog wouldn't decide to go for a swim. lol!
ETA: In case it's not totally clear, there are 12 inches of plexi surrounding the entire thing. No escaping.
We adopted our RES, Holly, from the local animal shelter last winter. She was given to the shelter because the previous owners got her without having any idea how to care for her and the people at the shelter were desperate to give her away. They had her in one of those little zoo med terrariums with maybe a gallon of water and zero basking. Long story short, I found out about her and since I had a 55 gallon tank and prior RES experience, took her in. I was told she was 2-4"...she is a whopping 9.5"! We did the best we could with only 55 gal and made her an above the tank basking ramp, but she still seemed so cramped and the tank was too narrow. But not any more!
Her pond isn't 100% finished...we need to add the UB bulb and we also need to add the canister filter. These will both be done this week. But for now, she is LOVING it! So much room to swim and bask and just be a happy turtle in general. Ignore the unfinished basement walls...we haven't been in our house long and are working on remodeling it. She had to go in a room where our dog wouldn't decide to go for a swim. lol!
ETA: In case it's not totally clear, there are 12 inches of plexi surrounding the entire thing. No escaping.