Hi, I'm new to this forum and to being a tortoise owner. I've been doing my research and reading this forum extensively. I now think that I've gotten to the point where I know what tortoise I want and that it is time to start building an enclosure for the little guy. I have some ideas that I've picked up from other threads, so I'm not taking credit for any of this, but here are my ideas: (by the way I'm interested in buying a russian tortoise)
I'd cut the sides out of four storage bins to make one big enclosure, then line it with a shower curtain. For a substrate, I was thinking coconut coir or aspen wood. For heat/light sources I would put a heater at 90 for the hot spot and a heater at 75 for the cool spot (plus a backup heater connected to a thermostat so if if drops below 70 it automatically turns on). There would also be one or two bulbs set to go on at 6:30 am and off at 8:00 pm. Then I would put in a drinking dish, a piece of slate rocks for it to bask in, and two or three hides. For the hides I think one will be a rocky hide in the cool area, and the other two would be logs. I'd put one log in the hot area and one in between. I was also thinking about putting a few potted plants in that would be edible for my russian tortoise.
Does this sound good? any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thankyou!
I'd cut the sides out of four storage bins to make one big enclosure, then line it with a shower curtain. For a substrate, I was thinking coconut coir or aspen wood. For heat/light sources I would put a heater at 90 for the hot spot and a heater at 75 for the cool spot (plus a backup heater connected to a thermostat so if if drops below 70 it automatically turns on). There would also be one or two bulbs set to go on at 6:30 am and off at 8:00 pm. Then I would put in a drinking dish, a piece of slate rocks for it to bask in, and two or three hides. For the hides I think one will be a rocky hide in the cool area, and the other two would be logs. I'd put one log in the hot area and one in between. I was also thinking about putting a few potted plants in that would be edible for my russian tortoise.
Does this sound good? any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thankyou!