New pool...

[dmarcus]

With the temps in the mid to high 90s here, we decided to get Vegas a kiddie pool and do away with the mud hole in the hope of keeping him clean longer. Well we go it all set up and within a minute he had it nice and dirty.. He loves it especially since it's so hot right now..

 

[Kristina]

Cute pics I can't believe you took away his mudhole though!

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It looks just like Bob's...Bob's is almost wrecked now...

as I recall you told me to make a mud hole for Bob...what happened to that advice? Hmmm?

 

[dmarcus]

Cute pics I can't believe you took away his mudhole though!

It was taking up to two days to soak into the ground even with these high temps and when he pooped in it, it stayed on the bottom so we wouldn't see it until it dried up. They flies loved it, but the smell wasn't so great. The pool is a lot easier for us to clean and he seems to like it more.. I think on occassion we will dig him a mude hole just so he can get a little dirty and then fill it back in..

 

[greta]

oh he is gorgeous.
we almost got one of those, backyard is big enough and all but with us being a military family the moving alot part wouldnt work out so well.

 

[dmarcus]

It looks just like Bob's...Bob's is almost wrecked now...

as I recall you told me to make a mud hole for Bob...what happened to that advice? Hmmm?

I know I said that.....Sometimes you have to rethink things and the mud hole was a good short term thing but it sure became a hassle trying to find the poop in all that dirt..

Bob is awesome and I can imagine that he plowed his way in and out of his pool from all directions, and I thought about your post when I got the pool so we dug the ground out to make the pool flush with the ground in hopes that it will last us a while..

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oh he is gorgeous.
we almost got one of those, backyard is big enough and all but with us being a military family the moving alot part wouldnt work out so well.

Thank You.. The pool only cost $10 at walmart so if it gets messed up or if he out grows it, it's not a big deal..

 

[ascott]

Great pics....makes me want a pool

 

[dmarcus]

Great pics....makes me want a pool

He spends a lot of time in and out of the pool, comes in handy when it really hot out..

 

[Len B]

Nice pics, Did he ever use the cutout to go in or out? We stopped at Dollar General on Wed and I was setting in the car waiting for my wife. They had some of those outside and they were calling to me so I went inside and paid for one.Now I have an extra one in case I need it. Len

 

[dmarcus]

Nice pics, Did he ever use the cutout to go in or out? We stopped at Dollar General on Wed and I was setting in the car waiting for my wife. They had some of those outside and they were calling to me so I went inside and paid for one.Now I have an extra one in case I need it. Len

He get's in where ever he wants to, but he has to use the cutout to exit the pool because the sides are a little to high for him to reach over or he just hasn't figured out how yet.

 

[ticothetort2]

Looks like he is thoroughly enjoying the new pool!

 

[terryo]

Wow! He sure looks happy!

 

[dmarcus]

Looks like he is thoroughly enjoying the new pool!

He is enjoying it more than I thought he would, he is in and out of it all day. Splashing around and everything..

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Wow! He sure looks happy!

I think so too, since we got the pool he has stopped digging his burrow and spends more time in the pool..

 

[Tom]

Interesting. Seems like its the heat that drives them to dig. So since he can cool off in the pool, he doesn't feel the need to dig so much.

 

[dmarcus]

Interesting. Seems like its the heat that drives them to dig. So since he can cool off in the pool, he doesn't feel the need to dig so much.

Tom I think you are right, when it started to warm up here he was working really hard on the burrow but since we got the pool he has stopped digging and only sleeps in there at night...

 

[dmmj]

Good idea of cutting the side out, and he does look like he is enjoying it.

 

[jensgotfaith]

I wish Tex would spend more time in his. Maybe we just need to get him a bigger one and make it flush with the ground. Tex completely bulldozes his pool. We cut the side out and he'll walk in through the cut out but walk out OVER the wall and there goes the water.... Hmmm, sounds like a weekend project.

 

[Torty Mom]

Awesome!! He looks like one happy tortie!! Yay!!

 

[dmarcus]

Good idea of cutting the side out, and he does look like he is enjoying it.

He was waiting for me to clean it this morning and as soon as it was full of fresh water he went right in and pooped, lol

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I wish Tex would spend more time in his. Maybe we just need to get him a bigger one and make it flush with the ground. Tex completely bulldozes his pool. We cut the side out and he'll walk in through the cut out but walk out OVER the wall and there goes the water.... Hmmm, sounds like a weekend project.

making it flush with the ground removes the chance of him bulldozing the sides, he still does it to the cut out section when he goes in but it pops back out once he is in the pool...

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Awesome!! He looks like one happy tortie!! Yay!!

He gets excited about the pool like he does when he see's us coming with cactus....

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Pics from this morning..

 

[ChiKat]

What a great idea!! He looks very happy