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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
That turtle habitat is so cool. I don't know anyone else who does that.
Last thing I need is another hobby, but I would love to add turtles to our goldfish pond. It's 3 feet deep and the fish overwinter in it no problem. Would turtles overwinter in 3 feet of water?
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Thanks..the water in mine is two feet deep and after the winter snows fill it in...springtime it is one big 2 ft thick slab of ice. The reason being...I built the pond on top of my deck...so there is no ground heat. It's six sided with 6ft 2X4's lying flat stacked every other one with a 3/4 inch hole drilled in both ends. I inserted a 3/4" dowel in all 6 of the joints. Lined it with a rubber liner....and filled it with water. Also capped the top with a 1X6 to hide the liner.
When it is empty, with the liner out...it can be folded or reshaped to be like a bathtub shape or whatever wanted.
If it didn't entirely freeze..and there was mud at the bottom, the turtles would prob over-winter.
If I had Snappers...I'd definitely try it!
