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Old 03-09-2007, 02:38 PM
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Hi all,
a long story but I have been given an asian box turtle. She hasn't been kept in what you might call ideal conditions before coming to me, so I have decided that she shall now spend the rest of her years in the lap of luxury. I have decided to custom make (as i dont seem to be able to buy one anywhere) a lagoon, complete with waterfall. So to the point.... I will be using large aquarium pebbles for the external structure of the waterfall. They will need to be stuck together for safety, so does anyone know what it would be safe to use as adhesive for this? I figured super glue or no more nails and similar would probably be toxic so I'm in need of ideas, if anyone has any?

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Old 03-09-2007, 03:11 PM
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you can get silacone selant from fish shops thats safe for fish so should be safe for turtles to
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Old 03-09-2007, 03:41 PM
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cool, thanks. i was thinking that myself as it tends to be used for vivs too. do you know if it is just ordinary silicone, or is it specially made to be safe for animals?
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Use aquarium grade silicone, I get mine from eBay UK Shop - Marinekeepers hobby shop: Category 1, good silicone at a good price, and quick delivery.
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Old 03-09-2007, 06:04 PM
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Just a word on using glass tanks-check the temp everyday! They lose heat quite quickly and I think this was the cause of my poor map turtles' (R.I.P) death.
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Old 05-09-2007, 01:43 PM
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thanks for the help. I'm deffo paranoid about temps and end up checking all the tanks and vivs about 10 times a day!
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