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I've been trying to figure out how to do a shallow pool. I've seen people just use concrete and put a thin layer in a shallow hole. Would that be sufficient?
goReptiles said:I've been trying to figure out how to do a shallow pool. I've seen people just use concrete and put a thin layer in a shallow hole. Would that be sufficient?
goReptiles said:I've been trying to figure out how to do a shallow pool. I've seen people just use concrete and put a thin layer in a shallow hole. Would that be sufficient?
Team Gomberg said:I attempted this a few times. I used mortar mix that was left over from a brick planter project.
For round 1: I dug out 3 holes, each with an irregular shape to it and filled it with the mix. Spread it out and then used some river rock pressed into the mix to make it have a "rock pond" look. Neither of the 3 pools ever held water They had slow leaks and within 20 min were empty.
So I broke up all 3 of them and started over.
Round 2: I laid some sand in the holes then used a plastic liner. I poured the mortar mix on top of the liner and embedded more of the river rock into it. Again, I struggled with them keeping water. Also, they weren't very level and half the bowl was dry once the water settled in.
I personally have given up on trying to make shallow ponds in my enclosures! I may have had the bad luck because I used mortar mix or made the mix with too much water. Either way I wont try it again.
They sure can look great though! So if you do one, let us know how it turns out
DesertGrandma said:Whitney, my vet recommended a bush that is called Ruellia. It is good for summer heat here in AZ. The torts love it and it grows well here. Don't know about your climate, but you might check it out. I planted a new large one in the Fall and our freeze pretty much killed it. However some of our established dwarf versions of Ruellia we covered and they survived just fine. The rabbits are the main culprit. They love it too. One of my favorites so far is the grape vines. Last summer two vines provided quite a lot of leaves. However, they do get the leaf skeletonizer worms and so I was picking off leaves to destroy trying to keep them at bay.
Char said:DesertGrandma said:Whitney, my vet recommended a bush that is called Ruellia. It is good for summer heat here in AZ. The torts love it and it grows well here. Don't know about your climate, but you might check it out. I planted a new large one in the Fall and our freeze pretty much killed it. However some of our established dwarf versions of Ruellia we covered and they survived just fine. The rabbits are the main culprit. They love it too. One of my favorites so far is the grape vines. Last summer two vines provided quite a lot of leaves. However, they do get the leaf skeletonizer worms and so I was picking off leaves to destroy trying to keep them at bay.
Ruellia ?? are they edible for red foots? I live in Florida and I planted like 4 bushes last summer at the side of my house, its not listed on the edible list I carry around so I never thought to give them any. with the warm snap we had mine even have some flowers on them already.
DesertGrandma said:Char said:DesertGrandma said:Whitney, my vet recommended a bush that is called Ruellia. It is good for summer heat here in AZ. The torts love it and it grows well here. Don't know about your climate, but you might check it out. I planted a new large one in the Fall and our freeze pretty much killed it. However some of our established dwarf versions of Ruellia we covered and they survived just fine. The rabbits are the main culprit. They love it too. One of my favorites so far is the grape vines. Last summer two vines provided quite a lot of leaves. However, they do get the leaf skeletonizer worms and so I was picking off leaves to destroy trying to keep them at bay.
Ruellia ?? are they edible for red foots? I live in Florida and I planted like 4 bushes last summer at the side of my house, its not listed on the edible list I carry around so I never thought to give them any. with the warm snap we had mine even have some flowers on them already.
apparently they are considered "invasive" in Florida. Here is a good pic of one:
http://phoenix.about.com/od/arizonapicturesandphotos/ig/Easy-Desert-Plants/Mexican-Petunia-01.htm
DesertGrandma said:Whitney, my vet recommended a bush that is called Ruellia. It is good for summer heat here in AZ. The torts love it and it grows well here. Don't know about your climate, but you might check it out. I planted a new large one in the Fall and our freeze pretty much killed it. However some of our established dwarf versions of Ruellia we covered and they survived just fine. The rabbits are the main culprit. They love it too. One of my favorites so far is the grape vines. Last summer two vines provided quite a lot of leaves. However, they do get the leaf skeletonizer worms and so I was picking off leaves to destroy trying to keep them at bay.
DesertGrandma said:Char, there are different types of Ruellia. One of the pics I looked at had altogether different leaves, so I don't know about the safety of them. But, the one in the picture of Mexican Petunias is def not toxic. I have fed a lot of it.
MikeCow1 said:Mortar mix is more porous than concrete and is usually not waterproof.