My $7 above tank basking area

[kyryah]

I needed a temporary above tank basking area. I am in the middle of moving, and I haven't been able to haul my big tank in to my new house yet, so I have three of my turtles temporarily in a 30 tall and one in a 20.

I was looking for something I could do fast.

Materials -

Sterilite storage container, I don't remember how may gallons but the bottom measures 12 X 18" and it is 12" tall. $4.99 at Walmart

Textured shelf liner, $1 at Dollar Tree

Epoxy, $1 at Dollar Tree

Sand paper

stainless steel rack out of an old Boekel box style incubator that I have

packing tape

Method -

I cut the bottom of the tub so that half was open, and cut a notch out of the back for the filter. I drilled three holes in the edge near the cut with a knife and zip tied the stainless steel rack to it, so that it hung down as a ramp. Then I used the sand paper to rough up the surface of the basking area, and epoxyed the shelf liner in place. Once all the fumes were gone, I placed it over the tank and taped it in place with clear packing tape.

It isn't fancy, but it certainly works.




Please excuse the water in this one, they had just got done with a messy meal of greens when I took this, and the filter had not caught up yet. The water usually doesn't look that dirty. The white bits are cuttlebone.



Anyway, I have enough shelf liner left for ten of these things, and enough epoxy for probably three more, so if I make more of them, they will only cost $5 each!

Kristina

[beckdg]

very good kry... thinking on your feet. i always love the little solutions we come up with in a pinch!

[Jason]

Interesting idea indeed. I may do something like this for my trio. Need more TSV so i dont have to clean the tank so much lol, i cant help but feed them alot, thay follow me along the tank and beg.

Hers a pic of the needy buggers basking after eating 4 dozen minnows and a handfull of crickets.

[kyryah]

Looks like you have two boys and a girl, too.

Overfeeding is BAD, lol. Sliders are GREAT little beggars, and it is easy to feed them too much. They should eat no more in a meal than would fit inside their head if it were hollow. My kidz get greens everyday, and a protein meal once a week. As sub-adults/adults they do not need as much meat and eat mainly vegetation.

I am looking over my shoulder and watching my TipToe destoy a piece of dandelion as I type this

Kristina

[beckdg]

kry, i checked out your site and i must say your kiddies are just the cutest. from blonde monsters to turtes to horses... adorablis indeed.

my only question, will there be sausage for breakfast down on that farm? if so, i am considering moving, lol.

but seriously adorable all the way around. surely you are never short on love. gotta go before i get too jealous. oops too late... ooh well.

[kyryah]

LOL, thanks. The funny thing about the sausage is that we are raising our own this year.... LMAO!

We also have farm fresh eggs and goat milk

I tell you, it is a lifestyle that I certainly wouldn't want to change permanantly for one in the city. Our house is 30 miles from town, so this year we decided to try something new and we boarded all six of the horses, the goats, and got a neighbor to care for the chickens, and packed up and moved on in. We are in a rental, but in the next two weeks should be finalizing a purchase.

I am BORED, lol. I am used to being outside for hours at a time, training my colt, cleaning pens, building, doing SOMETHING... And instead I am logging a lot of internet time

I have these two awesome Haflinger mares, mom and daughter, 23 and 19 years old, that pull a sleigh through the snow Not been on a single ride this winter

People say almost every day, "Isn't that a LOT of work?"

Well, DUH But it is SOOOOO worth it!

I miss my colt and my Mini horse especially, my baby is getting SO big so fast!

I have more pics to throw up on the site, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Thanks so much,
Kristina