How to build an outdoor aquatic turtle pond?

Question

If anyone can give me links to web sites that explain step-by-step procedures on how to build an aquatic turtle pond or just explain to me how to make one I would be very grateful. Thanks.

Answer 1

Before building your pond you need to know what kind of plants you can have and which one NOT to have and how to maintain and protect small turtles which will someday become big turtles and the pond needs to be ready for when they are bigger.

Before adding plants to your pond, be sure they are not toxic to turtles.

Poisonous Plant List for Turtles and Tortoises

http://www.tortoise.org/general/poisonp....

Safe and edible plants for turtles

Edible Plants for Tortoises and Turtles

http://www.gctts.org/node/332

"...Female turtles must have easy access to land to lay eggs. Without land access, they may retain eggs and become seriously ill and die. Even if not kept with a male, females may try to lay eggs. Confining mature female turtles to a pond with no land access could kill them.  Also, we never recommend sand as a substrate because it can be ingested and impact the digestive tract."

http://www.ponddoc.com/WhatsUpDoc/WildLi...

Depending on the size of your turtles you may need a covering of some kind to protect them from predators such as cats, crows or opossums. Where raccoons are known to prowl, the whole pond area must be caged.

http://www.tortoise.org/general/pondmak....

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Ponds for Aquatic Turtles

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/turp...

Several Photos here

http://www.happyturtlespub.org/pond.php

More ideas

http://www.clowder.net/cats/Turtles/pond...