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I have an upside down clay pot with a boulder on top for one spot. Any other ideas? Thanks.
Basking in pond
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HOW ABOUT......another 2 clay pots upside down and a long piece of slate or similar type rock or log to make a bridge type basking area...then you can add some water lilies to circle around one side..
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Hey like that. Thanks!
A piece of styrofoam somehow attatched to the.bottom, while floating in the.middle, perhaps anchored with a line 
You can stack some flat rocks to make a gradual ramp to the basking spot....?
On the search bar of amazon.com search floating pond island. They are great looking and gives you a place to plant things and your turtle a basking spot. Check them out.
ascott said:You can stack some flat rocks to make a gradual ramp to the basking spot....?
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I tried the clay pots. They stick up too high on the pond shelf and it's too low at the bottom of the pond. I did add another boulder and now have two basking at one time. I'm going to get a couple more boulders for the other shelves. I may eventually try the ramp idea. It seems they get on the boulders easy as they have a slight tilt and angles for them to grip.
I am assuming we are talking about your pond turtles? I would avoid styrofoam myself, they might want to try and eat it, then you got a whole other host of problems. Different size bricks and flat rocks should work the best, depending on the size of your pond/enclosure. I use those 8 by 8 by 16 cinder blocks and go from there.
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Above tank basking spot. Gives the turtle the most room to swim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhJf0lpx1NM
The tank does look a little too bare, and the author's using a coiled UVB bulb which is bad. However the above tank basking platform is cheap and the materials are easily obtainable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhJf0lpx1NM
The tank does look a little too bare, and the author's using a coiled UVB bulb which is bad. However the above tank basking platform is cheap and the materials are easily obtainable.
I like the idea of a piece of slate rock, they will love to bask on there once put in.
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