He has built a covered, enormous pond in the back yard.
Its over a metre deep. Its built in the shape of an 'F'.
The covered pond
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Looking down the 'back' of the F shaped pond. In the forground is one of the sandy banks the turtles will lay in. In the distance is a heavily planted swampy bit that the young will hide and grow in.
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Some random pics of the pond
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Despite it being warm in Darwin at certain times of teh year they will heat the water like this.
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A huge biological filter using rolled up bits of shadecloth.
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A hatchling
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The turtles are not small, they around 18" or so across.
And have a nice cute little face.
![](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a378/Noddy65/pignosed/IMG_0053.jpg)
Mike