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Showing posts with label aquatic. Show all posts

Saturday, August 12, 2023

A Redesigned Newt Habitat!

 Newt and Improved

The one I was handed had many problems, including allowing the animals to hide under the fiberglass and not come out. so I redesigned. This one was made by Cemrock (at the cost of around $2,500 in 2015), using my design below.  

Much improved, n'est-ce pas?





Out with the old...





Paludarium Design: Turtles

 A Deamy Indoor Turtle Habitat

This paludarium draft design has not come to fruition..yet! 




At the time of design in 2022 it was estimated at around 36K.

Playing with divider designs- two species needing to inhabit together

The design for the two corner inserts


This is how the build turned out instead  

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Turtles R Us

Rebuilding a turtle tank

Watch as I (together with so many others) rebuild an entire tank that sprung a leak.


Sweet Dudley Basking right on the little tree conk I made for him. 
It's like he read my instruction manual!

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Demolition and Build: 

https://youtu.be/9Zn6BA88QJ4

The "Insert" (The climbey part) Sculpt:

https://youtu.be/ndKm1fqaAIg

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Sweet Beullah, zonked out and probably snoring at the same spot 


Sweet Dudley's Swim






The two large inserts are designed to allow both turtles to be on display while being divided. Water passes through, and the divider can be removed. The top area is for easy sliding into the water, and soil for laying eggs and humidity.

The floor plates (pebbles) are designed to have less rocks to clean and haul during major cleanouts, and make it easier to siphon out detritus for more regular cleanings. 






Watch as I make it!

Demolition and Build: 
https://youtu.be/9Zn6BA88QJ4


The "look" of the inserts came from another build that did not come to fruition when funding fell through





Saturday, July 8, 2023

Rebuilding an Indoor Bullfrog Habitat

This habitat didn't quite turn out right for me when I had someone else do it- so I taught myself how to fix it! 

Original insert (artificial habitat) was ok but it had flaws

My rebuild had more moss area, a tunnel underneath, easier access


Lookin pretty!






 

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