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[spot_skater]

Hello all. I've had my RES (Jamal Gwap) for almost six months now. I got him in Chinatown (NY) and he's just about doubled in size since I got him... if not more. Here's a pic of him in his aquarium... I have since gotten rid of that cave.



Sorry for the crappy picture, it's all I have right now.


I recently built a basking area out of PVC pipe/unions and plexiglass... all of which is curing together right now (just finished building it!) and I hope to put it in his tank some time tomorrow. It has a top level, and a middle level, and to get to the top level is an angled piece of bathroom tile, with more narrow bits I cut up put on top of that, so he has some grip to get up there. The top level is a piece of plexi-glass with a few holes drilled in it.

When I put the new basking area thingamajig in I'll take some more pics.

James

[dudio]

Welcome James!

Your new basking area sounds like a decent one.
That's what I need to upgrade next .. my current setup
doesn't quite cut it.

[CountryGirl68]

Hello and welcome James. Good idea to get rid of the cave as you wouldn't want your little one to get stuck and drown. Can't wait to see new pictures!

[missibsu]

Welcome to the forum! I'm looking forward to more pictures. If you want an idea to replace the cave, several of us use a large piece of pvc pipe. My turts are a little bigger than 4 inches and they still fit through it just fine. My male likes to sleep in there.

[spot_skater]

Thanks for the welcomes and kind words every body!! I just finished putting together his new basking uhm...thing. Sad part is it takes up almost all of his aquarium!! Time for a new aquarium soon! Good part is that now I have a reason to fill it up with more water so he has more space to swim. I'll post some pics in a few... I definitely need a bigger tank for him though! I guess after this semester at school I will get him a new one...considering he's coming with me, I don't want to take up too much space in my dorm.

James

[spot_skater]

Here's the thing I made for him:




And here it is, along with him in the back left corner, in the tank:


So far I've got a stealth 25w water heater, a duetto filter (two sponge things and a carbon pellet deally) a regular light bulb for light, and a Zoo Med heat lamp, that doesn't emit light. I'll save that stuff for other parts of the forum though, cause I don't think it belongs here.

There's the pics for now, everybody! Enjoy!

James

[industrial_girl_2000]

Very creative basking area!

Welcome to the forum!