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Uploaded by on Dec 11, 2008

Video 3 of 3 for description of custom turtle tank Setup Video:("red eared slider turtle tank habitat 125 gal custom aquarium.

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  • Do you worry about the turtles not beign able to hybernate with the constant warmth?

  • @MrMfloor No not at all. Only reason turtles go into hibernation is that it gets cold and food is both hard to find and hard to digest not to mention they slow down as water gets cold etc. So to survive they need to hibertant so their bodies burn less calories and so they need less oxygen etc. Having constant warmth keeps them always going, just as if they lived in a warm climate, no hard to them. THey sleep every night from 9pm - 7am. and should live 30 + years. :)

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  • Sweet setup do you have an instruct able on the gravity feed system.... Nicely done man.......

  • My little sister has a red eared slider. She got it as a gift when it was a hatchling. She didn't feed it properly, didn't maintain basking areas, cold water, and cold air. I was amazed it didn't die! 6 mo ago my older sister rescued it and it's tripled in size - I've got to show her your habitat to give het ideas!

  • i'm guessing who ever disliked this video is jealous

  • amazin set up..! ur trtles r neat..i have a RES about 16yrs.. check my video out...! mayb u can help with sum pointers on da set up....!

  • @Co0ki384 again, a jack ass thing to say.

  • @rollen01 This all assums brushing, you could spray paint it but you need a spray gun in my opinion to get a full nice finish, spray cans just dont look very nice. Brushing is fine as long as you brushing is evenly and not too much in any one spot and then as it sits for a min or two you "back brush" it which evens it all out and will look nice when its done. Many use a roller to roll the paint on large surfaces then back brush it with a brush to even and smooth from roller.

  • @rollen01 Its all pretty easy, just sand it, regardless of plastic edging/skirt on tank or the oak base. Then prime it, use regular wood primer for base, (homedepot) and then use plastic primer for edging/skirt. Then sand that after a few days of drying with high grit to get a smooth look, if you got drippy then use heavy grit and then work your way to a high grit for smooth finish. Then paint it the color you want.

  • @grifloki Hey I want to color my tank black to, but the sides are painted a fake oak color. and the stand is oak as well I was wondering if you can give me any tips on how to recolor the side panels of the tank and the stand.

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