Habitat - Indoor

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:42 am **Does Your Turtle Mess You Setup Up?**

Mine does

I got a pretty large driftwood. Probably like twice the size of an XBOX 360 controller(I wish I had an X-Box

If i didn't buy a tank. I woulda probably bought one, lol). Anyways.. My turtle moves the driftwood around. I hate it. It's probably fine, he probably enjoys it.

I also got a plastic plant he moves around. I should glue them to a heavy rock so it won't move.. Then again. He's capable of slightly moving the heavy flat rock too.

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:59 am

Oh yea, turtles are bulldozers when it comes to tank decorations.

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:01 pm

My turtle and I have been at war for years now. She likes it decorated one way and I like it another. She usually wins. She likes to pull the filter intake and spraybar loose from the tank wall every time after I finish cleaning her tank. I think I have finally beat her though. I found some new kind of suction cup holders which have 2 cups per holder. I put two of those holders on the spraybar and two on the intake pipe. Muahahahaha!!! She hasn't been able to pull it loose yet. Of course she just took out her frustration on the new plastic plant decorations I put in which are now strewn all over the tank.

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:19 pm

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:35 pm

I finally removed the spray bar and put on the blasting jet attachment! now they can't get under it to wedge it loose! Muahahahaha!!!

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:50 pm

Wow it really sounds like a battle of wills between the turtles and their owners! :lol:

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:56 pm

Well they are like little green tanks, full of naughtiness and will. I gave up on the plants and rocks and all that, but I was getting tired of fishing the suction cups of the floor of the tank!

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:41 pm

Wow, I think I'm missing out by keeping a bare tank!

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:29 pm

same here. i have a little ceramic bridge and a whale. plus a few river rocks. she moved all the rocks around within 2 days of being in the new tank. but it looks fine so i let her have her way.

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:38 pm

My turtle never messes with any of the filter stuff and the heater. Just the driftwood and the plastic plant. I should take take a picture one day and show you guys how I got it setup. I might remove 50% of the marble rocks I got.. Getting scary to clean it.

I'm thinking of getting plastic plants. Cut em up and try to attach it under my floating basking area. it should be a nice place for fishes to hide. I really want some fish in my turtle tank even if its just feeders. It's so fun to watch them chase it around.

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:52 am

I have several plastic plants in my RES tank. I pulled the gravel scoops off and bound them with lead weights. Speedy puts them where he wants, but they stay oriented in the proper 'growing' direction.

I have several air stones in the tank (big ones). Speedy moves them around some, but he prefers to just play with the bubbles.

The other items in the tank, like pond rocks and ornaments, usually only get moved when they get in the way (Speedy squezes between them and the tank wall). Now that he is in his new home, space hasn't been an issue and those items have been staying put.