I just bought a nice big furnished woodlog from petsmart. It's a really nice piece for the tank - there are natural curves that forms a ramp up the top - which creates a nice basking spot. My turtles loved it - they were immediately climbing all over it and resting on it. One big problem - there's a big hole on the side of the woodlog (I guess it allows water to get inside the trunk so that it stays submerged in water instead of floating?) The hole is about 1 1/2 inch in diameter, which means that my baby RES can try to swim inside the hole, get stuck, and might not be able to swim back out... Ahhh. I tried all different methods to seal the hole, but nothing works well under water. I tried using pebbles, rocks, tape....nothing works well and the stuff that I stuck into the woodlog will keep falling out from the hole. Right now I have stuck a hand towel in it (the hole has a corner of the towel sticking out) and it seems that the towel is well fitted into the space and my baby RES won't be able to swim in to the log. The only problem is - the wet towel can house a lot of bacteria and it could get very nasty. I can always get rid of this log but it seems that my turtles really liked it and it creates a more natural habitat for them. Any suggestions what I should do?
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big hole in log - turtlesc can get stuck....ahhh
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Get a piece of fiberglass window screen, rooll it up, insert into the hole and let it unroll again to fill the space. It should keep a small turtle out.
i think the towel is fine....it wont harbor much more bacteria than the wood itself and you can wash it periodically. But if you really want it sealed why not use cement?
Hi,
Thanks for your info. I am just not sure if cement or other similar materials would be harmful to the turtles. Afterall, the log is being submerged 24/7. I am just not sure if the material would release toxics or cause health issues.
Thanks!
How about just taking a peice of driftwood with the same diameter as the hole and wedging it tightly in there.
tons of people keep turtles and fish in concrete ponds...for years...i don't think it owuld cause problems if you get a basic solution.
