Pio's new vivarium

[terryo]

I finally finished Pio's new vivarium. I have two CHE's..150 wt. on either side, and a long tube UVB in the middle over a screen top that is mostly covered with clear wrapping tape. On the sides I have a clear desk blotter/cover from Staples to hold in the humidity. The temp. is stable at about 85, and the humidity stays between 78 - 79. The hide is a fake rock cut in half. The opening is big, but it goes pretty deep so he can dig under the moss and hide. I have lots of moss in there, which I wet with hot water, spueezed out and fluffed up. Just a bunch of tropical plants around the water dish and over his hide and towards the middle...vivarium moss here and there. I don't like the water dish. It's just the bottom of a planter, so I'm going to home depot and get a really big terra cotta saucer.
Now I have to do Solo's new viv...78 gal.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Wow, so nice. You are like a tort interior designer/ decorator!!

 

[pdrobber]

looks great! I didn't realize how big he was.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Very nice.

 

[mike1011]

very nice, looks like many enjoyable days ahead tort gazing at it.

 

[N2TORTS]

LQQKN~ .... Sweetttt......nuttin; like a tropical paradise! Whadda lucky guy!
JD~

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Very nice...pity our regional museum doesn't have you to decorate the live exhibits!

 

[coreyc]

Looks great

 

[Torty Mom]

Awesome!!! Paradise for sure!!!

 

[kimby37]

Wow.....now can you come to my house and make a nice place for Mylo to live in? Nice job he must be very happy.

 

[Kristina]

Fantastic as usual Terry!!

 

[LindaF]

Beautiful! Pio is one lucky tortoise.

 

[ticothetort2]

Looks really good!

 

[Balboa]

lovely as usual!

I'll be curious as to how well your plants hold up over time, hopefully Pio is more respectful of your efforts than Rocky was of mine.

 

[Tom]

Nice job as usual. I love looking at all of your enclosures. I always get new ideas.

 

[terryo]

lovely as usual!

I'll be curious as to how well your plants hold up over time, hopefully Pio is more respectful of your efforts than Rocky was of mine.

That's why I didn't put too many plants in there. She'll probably trash it soon enough. Now when I do Solo's new viv this week, I'll put a lot of plants because she's so little and won't make a mess of things.

Thank's everyone for the nice compliments.

 

[onarock]

You know I'm a big fan of all your enclosures both indoors and out Terry. For all you newbies to the forum, just wait till she posts some pics of the outdoor stuff... a real treat.

 

[terryo]

Wow...thank you very much.

 

[Madkins007]

Really nice, Terry! You should be proud of what you have done there!

 

[Kristina]

Can we get some close-ups of Pio, Terry? She looks fabulous from what I can see.

(BTW you are doing really well with the transition to thinking of Pio as "she," I always have a hard time with that )