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New tortoise enclosure

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Posted by: joeysgreen at Wed Feb 23 20:50:49 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by joeysgreen ]  
   

Hey everyone, I recently built a new tortoise table and just wanted to share with everyone. Below and not visible is a slider pond. The top seen in the picture is approx. 4 feet by 6 feet. I used a rubber deck sealant and so far it's done great resisting the vigours of tortoise life. I realize a hide box would be nice but so far they seem to enjoy just digging in the shavings. The coolside has a min/max humidity of 40% and 76% which should do the trick. I realize these are desert species (31/2year old G.sulcata and an old rescue T.horsfeildi) and the majority of the space has a very low humidity. Temps range from 88F to 110F and dip down to 81F at night. The herp room is controlled at 83F give or take a few degrees.
So anyone with lots of experience with these species please feel free to critique my setup and suggest any improvements
I definately admit that although experienced, I am no expert.


   

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