DIY Tortoise Pond

[Tropical Torts]

Thank you both for the kind words. It is close to 4 feet at its widest with about 3 and a half feet of water width. It is 8 inches deep at the deepest point.

 

[goReptiles]

Why all the rocks piled on top? Decoration?

 

[Tropical Torts]

The rocks piled up form the waterfall and the rocks on the back cover up the hose, electrical wire, and maintenance opening.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Hey john, in this photo it looks like the entrance to the pond is a steep drop off. Is the photo angle deceiving?

Btw, this pond looks awesome
I'm trying to glean as much as I can because I aim to create 2 ponds this spring.

 

[Tropical Torts]

Great question. In this case it appears to be a steep drop off because of the angle of the photo and because of the low water depth. I hadn't filled the pool completely when the picture was taken. The drop off is no more than 3 inches which even my smallest RF (Sonny) has no problem with.
If you have any questions about the building process feel free to shoot me an email or pm! [WINKING FACE]
Thanks for the compliments everyone!

 

[bouaboua]

WOW !!!!!

This is really nice.

 

[SGillespieFL]

What a gorgeous pond- you have very lucky tortoises!

 

[theresal]

I love it!

 

[Tropical Torts]

Thank you!!

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Ok, thanks for explaining...I had a feeling it just looked steep in the photo