Sleeping Dock Part II: The final installment and set-up

Well I changed my mind and decided to go with a suction cup soap dish as Squirts sleeping dock. I bought it from Orchard Supply Hardware in the Houseware section. It was only $2.99. 

Heres how it went. The Pictures are in the order of how it went:

Step 1: heres the dish as It came. 

Step 2: Using the Dremel to file out the sharp edges.

Step 3: The dish all done, No more sharp edges! 

Step 4: Mounting the dish in the tank, Good to go! 

It took about 8 minutes to do this and only cost $2.99.

Sleeping Dock part 1.5

Update: I have decided to build Squirts sleeping dock out of Egg Crate, or as I recently learned it is called light diffuser. It is available at almost all hardware stores. 

So Soon as I can get into town, and to a hardware store, I am going to buy my "light diffusion"/ "egg Crate" stuff and my suction cups. 

So this is my "part 1.5" of a few part series. Part 2 will be when I get my materials and begin making my dock. 

Sleeping dock

I am definately looking into the idea of getting Squirt a Sleeping dock. 

He seems to sleep just fine wedged in between his basking dock, and resting his back legs on a plant that is under his dock. He seems to like to be near the surface so that he can stick his head up when necessary for air. I just don't think it looks comfortable for him to be sleeping like that.

I am thinking of getting him a Repti Hammock, By ZooMed.  They are only about 5-7 dollars, depending on the size of the Hammock. I can get them from petsmart and it seems like a pretty good deal. 

I have also entertained building my own out of egg crate, suction cups, and dental floss. I saw a pretty sweet one made with these materials made by Bulldog, On the turtle times forum. It looks like a good idea. I just need to know where to get egg crate. (If anybody knows where to get egg crate and is reading this, Leave me a comment telling me where to get some. Thanks!!) 

Another thing I entertained was going to Target and buying a suction cup soap bar holder. I then would suction cup it in the tank a few inches under the water. However, I am unsure about the materials the soap holder is made of, and whether or not they are Aquarium safe. 

Anyway, I will write a part II of this when I decide what I want and what I decide on.