Let's see some leopard enclosures

[AsaGarcia03]

I'm getting a leopard tortoise this weekend I wanna see some pictures of enclosures!

 

[Careym13]

This is mine: I've added some lighting since this photo was taken but it is pretty much the same otherwise.

 

[Bducks16]

Here's mine. It's not enclosed but the sphagnum peat moss is constantly steaming and humidity is high. The coolest temp is 82 on the cool side. 100 in its hide and 110 under the mvb. I water the substrate every morning with a 2gallon pump sprayer. The substrate is never dry. Slight dryness under the ceramic heat emitter and mvb by morning time. Just on the top thin layer.

 

[Lyn W]

This is mine: I've added some lighting since this photo was taken but it is pretty much the same otherwise.
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I love those Lifetime raised beds. I wish we could get them in the UK. I would buy 2 or 3 and join them together for Lola!

 

[Markw84]

I built this copying @Tom ideas for an enclosed chamber. I built it to slide perfectly into the existing cabinets in my second small garage that is my turtle and tortoise room. I needed the fully insulated type as the garage gets cool - it is 50f in there just now as I went out to take these pictures, but the tortoise nursery stays right at the low 80's to low 100's just under that basking light. You can see the temps shown a little lower as the doors are open for th picture! As you can see in the picture of the doors closed, the windows fog up pretty much with the cool outside temps even though I double glazed the doors. I also had to use a fluorescent tube with a small wattage incandescent flood a little closer since a MVB bulb overheats the chamber even this time of year. I love the prayer plants as they do good in artificial light especially with the UV tube. Also think I will add a few spider plants. Like to give the torts a way to feel like they are hiding and shaded from the light and UV Keep 5 very young tortoises in here. It's 2.5' x 4' and 2' high

 

[Levi the Leopard]

I created closed chambers for the babies indoors. Hot and humid









Outdoors the babies had overgrown grasses, weeds and semi buried shelters. I removed the plywood/hardware cloth cover for the photo. It was heavily shaded...


Keeping them cool and hydrated while outside is important


Small Juvenile outdoor enclosure. Lots of plants and sun/shade at all times (these guys came inside at night to sleep in a hot n humid closed chamber)


Larger juvenile outdoor enclosure with a locking, heated humid house for night time.


Hope this helps give you some ideas!

 

[Astrochelys-SuN]

I just finished this set up last night lol

 

[Careym13]

I love those Lifetime raised beds. I wish we could get them in the UK. I would buy 2 or 3 and join them together for Lola!

Yeah, that is really too bad that you can't get them over there. Maybe one day...hopefully. They're so convenient for people like me who don't have much time or skill to build one from scratch.

 

[Yvonne G]

Recently I took in a 2 year old leopard baby from one of our members in SoCal, plus I have a brand new hatchling. They're both in the same aquarium for now, but as more eggs hatch, I'll have to set up a bigger area for them. The "rescue" is in the foreground and the baby is way in the back, barely visible:

 

[AsaGarcia03]

What plants should I use also

 

[Bducks16]

What plants should I use also

As @Markw84 suggested prayer plants, spider plants, and aloe plants work well. For a outdoor enclosure there are lots of threads covering that topic. I'm having trouble tagging one.

 

[Careym13]

What plants should I use also

I've had the best luck in my enclosure with a jade plant...it is the only one that hasn't died on me so far. The torts like it, but I keep it in a pot so they can't really reach it.