Bookaddict25
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Currently, my russian tortoise Nicolai is being housed in a 55 gallon tank. I understand it's not suitable, however, it's a huge upgrade from the 20 his previous owners kept him in, and it's temporary. I've read and researched that russians like to climb and burrow, and my thought was to creat his habitat out of a prefab 125 gallon pond that I have. It's multi level so the middle could be the dig spot, driftwood and rocks to climb to the next level,, and perhaps I could do a wooden box allowing for flat basking/wandering space. There is a shelf on which I would plant my weeds for grazing. Does this sound like a reasonable enclosure? I know it's not a typical "tortoise table", but I've been trying to figure out what to do with this pond for a few years now.