daniellenc
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I am so beyond jealous of their awesome enclosure!! Can't wait until is old enough to really spend long periods outdoors!! Gorgeous red foot ranch you have there!!
I am so beyond jealous of their awesome enclosure!! Can't wait until is old enough to really spend long periods outdoors!! Gorgeous red foot ranch you have there!!
Well I have the room and the financial resources......I don't have the human resources I don't think lol
The plants look great!! I'm glad all the torts will be well fed!Some more pics....
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There's some trimming that needs to be done, but it is all shaping up nicely.
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Giant fig tree in the corner. Since adding more dirt, I've started seeding this area. Hopefully it will all be green soon.
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A new pen! For a sulcata, not redfoots, so the landscaping is essentially done. Trying to promote as much grass as possible.
The plants look great!! I'm glad all the torts will be well fed!
I'm trying some too, just cat grass, in a pot outside. I'm hoping to bring it indoors at some point to give Steve something to browse on when I'm not home.Thanks! Hopefully they continue to leave my grass seedlings alone! I added more dirt in the beginning of spring (as it has all settled over the years), so I lost a lot of grass. This is the first year I've tried seeding, and it seems to be going well.
Nice! Are your raspberry stalks covered in thorns? Mine are, and they're never fun to trim in the spring!Spring 2019
So the tortoises are out, and have been since March (with exception to that pesky week in the middle). I have decided to give up on trying to grow grass under the trees and have since switched my plans to making it more of a tropical forest floor with low light/medium plants under the canopy.
So far I have added some bromeliads, fountain grass, and raspberries. I have also added some elephant ears behind a wall.
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Raspberries. I hope these will be successful this time. I have tried to grow them before in here, but I used a flimsy barrier and the tortoises ate them back several times. I think they just didn't have time to recover before the heat of the summer.
Only two pics today, but there is more to come!
Nice! Are your raspberry stalks covered in thorns? Mine are, and they're never fun to trim in the spring!
Glad to hear the grass is coming in. Did you plant a species native to your area?It’s been a little while. Here is a shot from today by the gate. Everything is coming together. Grass seed is really taking this year.
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I finished the corner near the entrance. You can see the bromeliads, and the stump holding two.
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Glad to hear the grass is coming in. Did you plant a species native to your area?