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LOL, no, go on! I love it, except ours would have to be a combo of dragons & Disney!
Another "turtle habitat project," and I could use advice....again!
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Great ideas you did a good explanation michey! Like the other ideas too.
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Forgot to say your picture showed it good too Lou
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@michey1st @Big Lou @addy1 I finally had a chance to try this idea out, but just barely as it was getting late and the skeeters are vicious right now. The "bases" are 1/2" CPVC, and the "hoops" are PEX. This is all I had time to play with -- until tomorrow!
DISCLAIMER: No [real] turtles were used in this experiment -- model-turtle is a metal stepping stone. Very cooperative, too!
DISCLAIMER: No [real] turtles were used in this experiment -- model-turtle is a metal stepping stone. Very cooperative, too!
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One can only hope! I think that they're gonna instinctively know that it's a shelter-from-harm, in their own little turtle minds -- anything that gives them cover.
Like a cat that's hunkered down where all you can see are it's eyes & ears.....
Silly cat THINKS it completely hidden from view. I think the turts will THINK they are hidden.
You are off to a great start.
Cat? What cat? I don't see any cat....
There's always a cat! 
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OK, I'm losing it, y'all! I started to post a comment to this post.......but thought better of it.There's always a cat!
I thought, "No, I don't want to hi-jack someone's thread....."
Yes, I'm drinking my morning coffee, but it's gotten cold.... And no, there's nothing in it but creamer and sugar....
Anyway, @Big Lou, [I was going to say...] Don't get me started on cats!
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Nice I think that will work! I too am drinking some coffee, just did our 3 mile walk, getting ready to go out and mess with the bees again..................HIJACKING lol!
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OK, gotta quit editing pictures and get to work!
But this does help me see....
But this does help me see....
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Progress so far:
Once I got ready for construction, realized that one spot I wanted to cover would be a challenge as one edge is a pit that I've dug out to throw leaves and pulled plants in [think compost pit for turtles]. I have some scraps of vinyl lattice, so thought I could use that with CPVC as a support. Turned out perfect! I haven't actually witnessed a turtle using it voluntarily, but did put one under the cover and he used it without acting as if he was under duress, LOL [final picture -- that's "X-tra."]
Once I got ready for construction, realized that one spot I wanted to cover would be a challenge as one edge is a pit that I've dug out to throw leaves and pulled plants in [think compost pit for turtles]. I have some scraps of vinyl lattice, so thought I could use that with CPVC as a support. Turned out perfect! I haven't actually witnessed a turtle using it voluntarily, but did put one under the cover and he used it without acting as if he was under duress, LOL [final picture -- that's "X-tra."]
Happy 4th to you, yours including turtles.
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A FINAL PROJECT PROGRESS UPDATE:
Well, it's morphed in my brain quite a bit, but here is what I ended up with. And, yes, I have seen the turtles using their tunnels
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I had just enough of the green vinyl lattice left over [was still shy just a tad and had to use some white], and it was already sized right for my needs. I'll let the pix do the talking. I can lift the lattice off very easily if necessary, yet it's secure enough that it won't get knocked off, and I can still walk around myself without having tunnels in my way, LOL!
Construction phase.......
As seen from 2 different views..... [turtle in pix is a stepping stone -- not real turtle]
Well, it's morphed in my brain quite a bit, but here is what I ended up with. And, yes, I have seen the turtles using their tunnels
.I had just enough of the green vinyl lattice left over [was still shy just a tad and had to use some white], and it was already sized right for my needs. I'll let the pix do the talking. I can lift the lattice off very easily if necessary, yet it's secure enough that it won't get knocked off, and I can still walk around myself without having tunnels in my way, LOL!
Construction phase.......
As seen from 2 different views..... [turtle in pix is a stepping stone -- not real turtle]