Turtle Pond

"KerplunKuK" wrote in message
...
I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven for
my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

We have some information on floating habitats for turtles on our site:

http://www.iheartmypond.com/topiclis...&sc2=Floating%
20Habitats


BV.

I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight hours.

Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:

I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven for
my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...
I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight
hours.

Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:

I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven
for
my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

W0W! Gabrielle ... I just spent an hour or more in Arizona.
Thanks for the visit. Beautiful.
I sure was wrong about where you live ...
I had you placed in Indiana!

Nedra in Missouri 30 miles from St. Clair
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...
Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...
I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight
hours.

Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:

I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven
for
my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

We lived in St Clair for a year when I was a kid!

I love your plants -- my turtles don't allow such things. Maybe I'll try
a little patio pond instead of redoing the pond this summer. It'd
probably be less work!

Gorgeous cats, too. :-)

Gabrielle

Nedra wrote:

W0W! Gabrielle ... I just spent an hour or more in Arizona.
Thanks for the visit. Beautiful.
I sure was wrong about where you live ...
I had you placed in Indiana!

Nedra in Missouri 30 miles from St. Clair
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...


Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...


I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight


hours.


Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:



I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven


for


my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

Thanks for compliments, Gabrielle ...

A patio pond sounds just delightful! And alot less work ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...
We lived in St Clair for a year when I was a kid!

I love your plants -- my turtles don't allow such things. Maybe I'll try
a little patio pond instead of redoing the pond this summer. It'd
probably be less work!

Gorgeous cats, too. :-)

Gabrielle

Nedra wrote:

W0W! Gabrielle ... I just spent an hour or more in Arizona.
Thanks for the visit. Beautiful.
I sure was wrong about where you live ...
I had you placed in Indiana!

Nedra in Missouri 30 miles from St. Clair
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...


Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...


I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond
(about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump
is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight


hours.


Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:



I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven


for


my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

Thanks for compliments, Gabrielle ...

A patio pond sounds just delightful! And alot less work ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...
We lived in St Clair for a year when I was a kid!

I love your plants -- my turtles don't allow such things. Maybe I'll try
a little patio pond instead of redoing the pond this summer. It'd
probably be less work!

Gorgeous cats, too. :-)

Gabrielle

Nedra wrote:

W0W! Gabrielle ... I just spent an hour or more in Arizona.
Thanks for the visit. Beautiful.
I sure was wrong about where you live ...
I had you placed in Indiana!

Nedra in Missouri 30 miles from St. Clair
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...


Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...


I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond
(about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump
is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight


hours.


Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:



I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven


for


my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

We lived in St Clair for a year when I was a kid!

I love your plants -- my turtles don't allow such things. Maybe I'll try
a little patio pond instead of redoing the pond this summer. It'd
probably be less work!

Gorgeous cats, too. :-)

Gabrielle

Nedra wrote:

W0W! Gabrielle ... I just spent an hour or more in Arizona.
Thanks for the visit. Beautiful.
I sure was wrong about where you live ...
I had you placed in Indiana!

Nedra in Missouri 30 miles from St. Clair
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...


Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...


I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight


hours.


Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:



I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven


for


my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

W0W! Gabrielle ... I just spent an hour or more in Arizona.
Thanks for the visit. Beautiful.
I sure was wrong about where you live ...
I had you placed in Indiana!

Nedra in Missouri 30 miles from St. Clair
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...
Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...
I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight
hours.

Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:

I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven
for
my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks

Thank you!

Gabrielle

Happy'Cam'per wrote:

Hey Gabi

You have BEAUTIFUL cats
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



"Gabrielle" wrote in message
...


I'm in vastly different territory, so my one piece of advice is to
double whatever filtration you think you need. I have a tiny pond (about
450 gallons) that's home to three adult red-eared sliders who will be
joined by three juveniles later this summer. I also have several
goldfish (feeders who became pets) and a quickly growing catfish.

For hiding spots, I placed flat rocks on plant holders. The main pump is
in a milk crate under more flat rocks. I used wood to edge the pond
since that's easier on the turtle's plastrons than stone or cement. The
turtles love to bask either on the wood or on their islands.

You can see my pond at www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond2.html
There's a link at the bottom to my pondcam, which is on most daylight


hours.


Gabrielle
in the Arizona desert

KerplunKuK wrote:



I am now getting ready to build a pond for my turtles. They have been
living indoors, but are now huge and need the freedom. I live in
Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Can anyone provide me with any help or information on building a haven


for


my little fellas, and possibly point me in the direction of some good
sources?

Thanks