I was recently given a very adorable red eared slider named Fluffy. For those of you who don’t know what a red eared slider is check out this Wikipedia entry. Unfortunately, he was having a very hard time getting up on his floating platform to bask under the UV lamp. It was incredibly funny watching Fluffy climb up on top of the platform only to flip over and fall back into the water. However, I’m sure Fluffy wasn’t having a very good time of it. So, I decided to build a better platform. Plywood, dowel rods, drill, glue, and screws – now Fluffy is able to climb out of the water and bask to his heart’s content.
