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It works really well, and is quite heavy. I also weight down the ends when I'm not here, as I have two very small dogs (9 lbs and 5 lbs) and I have to know Olivia is secure.

I lined it with plastic. It isn't real wood but it is laminated.

Thank you! So funny, I was reading your reply and while I was in the middle of it this happened: but I do think you're right about the water bowl. This was the first time I've seen her get in it!

Aloha from Hawai'i Shelley is so beautiful!

I'd love to hear opinions and please tell me about lighting...I'm not sure what I have is adequate. Btw, the UVB is not a coil but looks more like a prong. Also--my plans for this upcoming weekend are to create an outdoor enclosure for her as well. No one should live in Hawai'i and stay...

Aloha-- I'm a complete newbie. Got our RT on Saturday and bought an enclosure out of sheer necessity, but knew instantly when I put Olivia in it that it was completely inadequate. Sunday I got a big bookcase and built it, turned it on its back, lined with plastic and exercise panels, then heaped...

Aloha Can someone give me specific directions about soaking my Russian tortoise please? I don't want her to get dehydrated. Mahalo!

You can see she spent the night in her bedroom, snugly burrowed in. She is just starting to wake up this morning.

Good morning! As promised, pics of Olivia's new house...her house is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide...separated into a living room and a bedroom. Her furnishings are spare, and we haven't yet "decorated" because she just moved in

Thank you. The UVA is a round bulb...the UVB is a two-part. But I'll post pics in the morning

New to having a tortoise-friend

I'll post pics tomorrow--already I'm bedded down tonight and haven't taken pics. I want to hear any and all opinions on what I've done so far--I've never had a tortoise before, and I will happily make her life as dreamy and happy as a tortoise can have I am finding out that I can love a...

Aloha y'all--we just got a Russian tortoise and named her Olivia. She is officially our son's tortoise but I have fallen in love with her. I think she already knows my voice, three days in. Much love, Annabel