My out door enclosure 'pic heavy'

[hoopalou]

This is my outdoor enclosure.... right outside my back door. I love sitting on the wall on nice days watching the gang go about their business

The little kennel has a heat bulb in there for colder days and the coldframe warms up nicely too. The stone holds the heat really well and it turns into a heat-trap to capture all of the very rare Irish Sunshine

They all come in at night.........

 

[dmarcus]

RE: My out door enclosure

Thats is a very nice enclosure...

 

[hoopalou]

Thank you

 

[safir11]

Very beautiful, I'm sure they love it

 

[jeffbens0n]

Wow, very professional! Was it built specifically for your tortoises or was it originally a garden?

 

[hoopalou]

Thank you safir

Thank you Jeff.....It was built specifically for my tortoises when we were laying down the garden.... although I only had two Hermanns then.... there will have to be another one built for next summer I think.

 

[Tom]

Wow. That looks great. Where are you in the country?

 

[hoopalou]

Hi Tom, We are in the South East of the Country in County Wexford. It's called 'the sunny south east' but it's not true
Do you know Ireland well?

 

[Missy82]

Nice enclosure bet ur torts love it

 

[Yvonne G]

What a pretty enclosure! I really like it.

 

[lynnedit]

That is very nice! I like the gravel and little hills. I can't see an opening in the cold frame, but I am sure there is one, lol!
What a good idea to have stone around it to act as a heat sink, bet it helps even on cloudy days.

 

[hoopalou]

Thanks everyone.... It's surprising how warm the ground stays even after the sun has disappeared.

Lynn... the cold frame has a tunnel in the soil underneath it, big enough for my biggest female.

Yvonne... .thank you so much

Missy 82.... I think they like it..... they are completely different tortoises when they are outside and are very lively and active. So I prefer to leave them out as much as possible. But with the chilly damp weather in Ireland that's not always possible.

 

[wrmitchell22]

That is awesome, love the dog house and humid hide areas too Also it fits so nicely into your patio very cool!

 

[jackrat]

I love it.

 

[hoopalou]

Thank you both ......

 

[Lilithlee]

Very nice!!!

 

[tyler0912]

Lovely i visited ireland other year with my parents (im 13) derry....not sure how far from you that is !?

 

[hoopalou]

Hi Tyler, it's actually a long way away from where I am....... It's up the north and I'm in the South east.

 

[SnakeyeZ]

Fantastic looking enclosure. Jus' a little bit jealous!

 

[hoopalou]

Thank you Snakeyez.... I am delighted that you like it