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I am wanting to make an above water basking area for Turbo. I was wondering if some of you could post pics of yours so that I could get a good idea where to start.

Do you mean above the tank? (sitting on top of the tank) Or a floating one?(inside the tank)

oops sorry. above tank

There are many thread dealing with above tank basking spots
Just do a search and youll find alot

Here is my basking area I built recently out of scraps laying around in my garage. I had to upgrade from the old one because; 1. it was getting a little to small for Tank, and 2. Tank was not allowing Diesel to bask with him, he would just shove him off the dock. This is just temporary, until I can build something a little more easy on the eyes, if you know what I mean...

Here is the old dock...


Here is the new one


Here are the ramps...




Here are the basking spots...


Close up of basking spot...


I made little "guards," just in case (lol I popped a hole into one of the input hoses while I was installing one of the "guards," that was a fun, $30.00, new hose!!!...


Here is the over-hang, so it can't slide off, without having to first lift the whole thing up(notice the small gap inbetween the boards, that was because I cut the main "basking board" too short)...


And here are the lights, two T-Rex 100 watt floods, in 300 watt lamps, and a reptisun 5.0...

NEVERMIND I WAS ASKIN HOW YOU PREVENT THEM FROM FALLIN BUT I JUST SAW THE GATE

Ohhhh, your turtles don't climb that "fence"?? Mine would be over that thing in no time.

It looks really nice though, they have so much room up there! I would use plexiglass or some though.

I have not seen then try to yet, but yes I think that they will be able to climb it, so I bent the top over, hopefully it will hold them in, until I can get the real one put together...

Ahh, good idea. hehe, if you put electricity to it, then it would be like a little turtle prison.

Lol, it does look that way doesn't it?