Turtle Basking Area

I made a basking area for my turtle because the old one got too small.

Supplies

You need:

wood

saw

hot glue gun + glue sticks

gardening scissors

sandpaper

Step 1: Measurements

First, measure out the aquarium and where the basking area is going to go. Make sure to write them down or memorize them.

Step 2: Cuttings

Then you want to grab your gardening scissors and go outside to cut off a few 1,5 cm wide twigs along with some 5 mm thick twigs. Get rid of all leaves and small branches attached to the twigs by cutting or sawing them off.

Step 3: Glueing 1

After that you want to look at the measurements of the depth from the aquarium. Cut the thicker twigs for the 4 legs the same length as high as you want the water level to be. For the main sitting area you want to use about 5 or 6 of the 1,5 cm long twigs (depending on the size of your turtle). Make sure to wash everything and even sand them down if possible.Then glue the 6 big twigs together and the 4 other twigs on each corner.

Step 4: Glueing 2

Now cut about 30 of the smaller twigs (also depending on the depth of your aquarium / water level) and before you glue them make sure to wash them and even sand them down as well. After that you can glue them together.

Step 5: Glueing the 2 Pieces Together

Finally glue the two pieces together. You can choose which side you want to glue the ramp on.And remove the leftover thread from the hot glue.

Step 6: Enjoy

Lastly set it in the aquarium for your turtle. It might take them a day or two to get used to the their new basking area.I hope your turtle enjoys it.