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Update with 1" plastic mesh roof.
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New hawk in town!
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This is what I build for my Hermanni..
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I like that low to the ground look. Tortoises really don't need 6'5" of head room.
I can bring a chair and hang out with them.
I framed the areas around the house windows, etc. I also placed 2x4s across the top and HD stapled mesh that was cut to get everything to within 2 inches. I also wanted to keep out neighborhood cats and an occasional Muscovy duck.
I can bring a chair and hang out with them.
I framed the areas around the house windows, etc. I also placed 2x4s across the top and HD stapled mesh that was cut to get everything to within 2 inches. I also wanted to keep out neighborhood cats and an occasional Muscovy duck.
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Two separate chambers. Or leave the door open to the girlfriends apartment.....
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Very thoughtful.....Hahaha! ! !
Glad to read your update. We have always had a few hawks around. But with the cooler weather lately I have seen even more. They are brave. I have seen 2 sitting on my back fence & one flew about 5 feet over my head. I looked up to hear the swoosh-swoosh of his wings. They might have been scopping out my rabbits, but they are well protected. Please protect your torts from all sides.
Hahaha..... This was hilarious
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I spent an hour at Lowe's today trying to picture what I want to build for an outdoor enclosure. Wish I could see pics of everyones and what works and doesn't work. I would rather do it right the first time. I have lots of hawks and have seen several stray cats in the neighborhood. I wont be leaving him alone outside for years, but I want to make something that will last for a long long time. I like the picture above, but I think a cat could move those screens. I saw cement block caps at the store that I could use to secure the screens. Has anyone used plexiglass over part of the enclosure?? Is that a bad idea??
Don't use plexiglass, defeats the whole purpose of being outdoors. The natural sun's rays. How big is your tortoise? You could use a kiddie pool with chicken wire over it, until he's big enough to have an open enclosure.
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I have thought about using a kiddie pool but the concrete blocks are so cheap at Lowe's and they said I could paint them. They have the nice cap also. I think I am going to go that route with some sort of chicken fence on top. I went to the gallery of out door enclosures and got some great ideas!! I am glad to see people really love their animals here!!
I like using bricks too. You can always expand or make it smaller according to your needs.
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Cats roaming around are common. Stories about cats harming tortoises are very Un common.
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Oh good. I still won't leave him alone for a while.
In Morocco, we have the Bearded Vulture which picks up tortoises and drops them from a great height, then coming down to feed on the remains.
Someone in England once told me a crow had made off with a baby tortoise, so it's wise to be cautious, I think.
Someone in England once told me a crow had made off with a baby tortoise, so it's wise to be cautious, I think.
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The hawk has moved on.
It ended up not being interested in tortoise for breakfast.
On the plus side, that pen is now almost any pest resistant.
It ended up not being interested in tortoise for breakfast.
On the plus side, that pen is now almost any pest resistant.
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hawks eat small bird small lizards and they can even kill a adult Russian tortoise and If they cant crack there shell they'll drop it from the sky and the shell will bust also they eat small mammals so don't take this lightly if you have a open outdoor enclosure make sure your tortoises are 100% safe
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dude I have stray cats and hawks I don't think there hawks thoe they go around in a circle whenever I bring tory outside THERE AFTER MY BABY and that's why I always have a huge stick in my hand just in case =]
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