Habitat - Outdoor :: PLACE YOUR OUTDOOR HABITATS HERE! SHARE IT WITH US!

[TurtleboyPR]

Thanks!!! I really appreciate your feedback...
Lately...she has been preferring to stay in the water...possibly because Puerto Rico has such a hot weather....nevertheless...I am making my best attempt to learn from her by observing her behavior and asking stuff here and there...
The only area that really gets some direct sunlight is the basking area on the right...for some reason not yet known by me, she does not climb up there. I have tried to get her there after a few hours of self inflicted water therapy...(hahaha)....and when the sun is right there...(Thinking she might get some hypothermia - I've read here about thermoregulation) but she quickly slides out of there and into the water. She also gets under the ramp quite often and for quite a few hours too....I read here also about providing some hiding places.....so...the ramp seems to do the trick for her...for now...
Your setup is highly impressive and beautiful...I wonder If I'm ever going to get as far as you....hahaha
If there's other considerations you or anybody else has for me to take in....please feel free to keep 'em coming....
Thanks!!!!!

[Dan And Ann RES]

Hi i have 2 RES (1 male 1 female 6 or 7 years old) and in the summer i like to put them out side

I made a container in my back yard that is rufly 15ft by 7ft. on half i cut a hole in the floor big enough to hold a baby pool in. And the other half is for basking. To get to the land 1/2 i got a peace of ply wood and put gateing on it so they could climb it. They realy seem to love being out side and basking in the sun.

Hope that helpes

[Diamondbacks4Life]

This is my outdoor nesting area. Not really an outdoor habitat but still thought I'd share

[Terryo]

wow! I really love that lil pond. Where did you get it?

[Diamondbacks4Life]

I had that for years. I think it was at homedepo im not sure. I know you can buy it at any pond place or really good petstore that sells some pond supplys. Its actually just susposed to be for a water fall. Its only 8 gallons but its good enough for the turtle to be feed in and get some water.

[turtletex]

im not going to post pics cause mine doesnt look that good yet,lol. When it does I will,lol

[Terryo]

This outdoor enclosure is for my Cherry Head and my Boxie. We just finished the stream.












This is a little outdoor enclosure I made with a Christmas Tree storage bin for a rescue RES. She is 9 years old and only the size of a 50 cent piece. She was kept in a 1gal. plastic tank with 1/2 inch of water for nine years....no light etc. They only fed her fish flakes when they remembered her. She is so sweet. She can't swim too well, so I have to keep her in shallow water unter she gets used to swimming. The children were allowed to play with her when ever they wanted to, so she is used to people and will eat right out of my hand....and she eats everything. She never got to bask in 9 years. Her shell was so bumpy and soft when I got her. It is getting hard now and she has grown a tiny bit.







inside in a little tub..finally basking

[res08]

hard to believe that is a 9 yr old turtle. she actually looks pretty good considering wht she went through. what is her shell length?

[aal]

This is my outdoor nesting area. Not really an outdoor habitat but still thought I'd share

You sure that's yours? That is the exact pond nesting site on a Youtube link.

[freshprince2146]

Painted's has a youtube

We really shouldn't doubt our fello redearslider pals.

[aal]

Oh well, ain't being mean. Just that on Youtube the dude's name is Startrek or something.

[aal]

Thanks!!! I really appreciate your feedback...
Lately...she has been preferring to stay in the water...possibly because Puerto Rico has such a hot weather....nevertheless...I am making my best attempt to learn from her by observing her behavior and asking stuff here and there...
The only area that really gets some direct sunlight is the basking area on the right...for some reason not yet known by me, she does not climb up there. I have tried to get her there after a few hours of self inflicted water therapy...(hahaha)....and when the sun is right there...(Thinking she might get some hypothermia - I've read here about thermoregulation) but she quickly slides out of there and into the water. She also gets under the ramp quite often and for quite a few hours too....I read here also about providing some hiding places.....so...the ramp seems to do the trick for her...for now...
Your setup is highly impressive and beautiful...I wonder If I'm ever going to get as far as you....hahaha
If there's other considerations you or anybody else has for me to take in....please feel free to keep 'em coming....
Thanks!!!!!

I would suggest digging a hole in the ground and inserting the water tub in there instead. Saves space and feels far more natural. Add some plants around, not too much so it feels less stressful for the turtle. Block up the sides of the pond, the turtle can and will climb or dig under the mud.

[aal]

So here's the pond housing my 11 RES. It's rather overcrowded but it was made by myself so I could rescue unwanted turtles from friends and other people. The pond is 600 gallons large (looks far smaller than it actually is on the pictures) and was made from fiberglass and wood. Took me about 6 months to finish all of it. I added a large area of sand for nesting, rocks and wood for basking and other aquatic plants. I used large river stones for the gravel. I made this pond inbetween a lampost and a tree, wasting a lot of space but my dad space that was all the space I could use. Any suggestions on what I could do?

[freshprince2146]

^^ Not trying to burst you bubble al but that seems too small for so many turtles.

But it does look very nice though.

[worldpeace]

It seems to me that even though the pond is 600 gallons, you barely have it halfway full. My suggestion would be to raise the water as high as you can and maybe add another enclosure that is attached somehow to the main pond. You can make that a basking area if you wish.