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Hey I'm new to the tortoise forum, but have kept turtles and tortoises for the last seven years. I keep sulcata tortoises, redfoot tortoises, and russian tortoises. I have a 1.2 group of sulcatas, the largest is 40-50 pounds, and ten years old. Get in contact with me if you want to know anything else, my email address is bonomoc08@yahoo.com Thanks !!!

Welcome to the Forum!

Thanks! Good looking sulcatas. How old are they? My 10 year old looks to be the size of the biggest one.

Our oldest "Sandra D, or Sandy for short" Is about 9 years old now. I would love to build a larger enclosure for them, but I so limited on funds and time.

Mine have free roam of my yard while I'm at home, and go in the pen at night and while I'm at school. I got my pen at Home Depot for $299. All together, after tortoise proofing the bottom with 2" thick steel wire, and fencing for the ceiling(lots of theives around here), it came out to $350 or so. The pen is about 18 by 12.

Can you post a Pic of your pen? I used 1 X 8's and 1 X 10's and some logs from a pine tree that I cut down... It sounds crappy but it is working great for now. I will post pics of it soon.

I don't know how to post pics,sorry. The fencing is heavy duty fencing that they use for cattle. I got it at Lowe's or Home Depot for $25.00 or so. The pen was set up last March, and so far, a stubborn 50 pound tortoise who redecorates the yard has yet to bend the wire. Like I said, it cost about $350 or so for the whole pen. The tortoise doesn't dig, amazingly, so he's never left the yard.