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looking for huge tubs... 6 ft square? .. to be used for turtles and tortoises.

Don't know how much you want to spend, but have you seen Vision tubs and Waterland tubs?
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Mark

The containers i am talking about are not made specifically for turtles or reptiles. I saw them in a documentary about a guy who was raising 1200 turtles in a NYC penthouse.

looking for huge tubs... 6 ft square? .. to be used for turtles and tortoises.

Do they have to be square? I think Rubbermaid makes plastic cattle tanks but they're round.

Another thought: you could buy one of the large translucent tanks from somewhere like Tractor Supply, the kind of tanks used to hold chemicals for spraying. I think they're roughly square in cross-section. Use a scroll saw and slice it in half "lengthwise" and you'll end up with two "tubs."
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

Another thought: you could buy one of the large translucent tanks from somewhere like Tractor Supply, the kind of tanks used to hold chemicals for spraying. I think they're roughly square in cross-section. Use a scroll saw and slice it in half "lengthwise" and you'll end up with two "tubs."

A quick search of their site produced primarily cylindrical tanks. I could've sworn I've seen square ones at the local store.

I just looked at a plastics site and found a rectangular plastic tank, 9 ft long, 6 feet wide, 2 feet tall (625 gallon capacity) for $479 (plus shipping). Ouch!
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

Several companies make square type water troughs and even plastic ponds which are probably what you saw.

These are just 2 places out of many who carry what you described-

http://www.hagen.com/usa/ponds/product.cfm?CAT=30&SUBCAT=3006&PROD_ID=03007950020101

http://tufftubs.com/htdocs/KMR75.htm

I have seen 6 feet long types for sale at pond store (not sure if its a stock tank).

Yes often the shipping is much more than the stock tank itself. Most stock tank places deliver but very limited as to brands,sizes they carry .

http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?cat=75