Water Proof Cage for Snapping Turtles
Question
I came across your website and your book on building reptile enclosures looks great! I was looking through the FAQ's and noticed that there is a section on waterproof enclosures, but I was wondering if this includes large water-basd enclosures that you might use for large aquatic turtles such as snappers.
I've been trying to research methods of building large enclosures, similar to ones that you may see in reptile houses in zoos that are glass or at least transparent on one side. Most keepers rely on stock tubs or ponds for large turtles. Those are great for basking turtles, I have a turtle pond myself, but for snappers that rarely surface, enjoying them is reduced when you can no longer view them through glass.
Also, I see you have a section on fake rock walls. Would these walls be safe for water enclosures such as the one I described above?
Thank you for any info you can give me at this time and I look forward to reading (and using ) your book.
Jeff
Answer
The waterproof enclosures are based on using the same sort of material that wooden aquariums are lined with.
It tells you the material to use and some information on setting it up. It should be fine for your requirements. You can obviously change the design to suit your needs but there should be enough information to build something to suit your needs.
I think the fake rock walls would be fine as all of the materials used are waterproof and will not deteriorate in water. Unfortunately I don’t have any hard evidence as to their durability in that sort of environment, but there is no reason to think that it would deteriorate.
Mark Chapple is the Author of "How to build enclosures
for reptiles"
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