Speaking of dreging up the past!

I stumbled across this forum and used this thread for some inspiration a few years ago so i felt it was time to join up and share my project.

Dubbed "Turtle Island", I am now on my 5th and hopefully last turtle basking platform.
The first few attempts were made out of wood and and I revised my designs to accomodate way more turtles than we ever anticipated, we have progressed from simple $14 wood floats built out of scrap wood to a fully welded alumium frame that will never rot or corrode, decked in PVC sheet and wrapped in sun fabric to provide traction and draw the heat.

Oh, and a pair of 8MP - auto focusing POE cameras to get us up close and personal with the little vagrants that live in our pond. shocked

I hope you all enjoy this project as much as we do.

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Our favorite turtle is our Florida Softshell we have named Sparkles for her colorful displays and performances she puts on.

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