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  1. Sean.k

    UV v Sun & the zoomed plenpen

    yea that's good info, I have steered away from the mini greenhouse cover for his enclosure because i like watching him when I am on a call or working, i keep room humidity up and just deal with it so I can enjoy him being in my office. The zoomed play pen has a caged area and box to hide, but if...
  2. Sean.k

    UV v Sun & the zoomed plenpen

    Hi, I recently bought two zoomed tortoise boxes and put them together and did some editing to help with humidity and stop the room from getting crazy hot. the issue is the UV light i need to take off the plexi glass for the 12 hours of UV light. so if I were to get the play pen that zoomed...
  3. Sean.k

    Starting my Sulcata Pen

    unfortunately I took the same approach with getting a tortoise that I do when adopting a dog, I though the ones in pet-stores are like dogs in shelters and that i would be giving this tortoise a better life after a possible ruff start, that aside I am committed now to giving him excellent care...
  4. Sean.k

    Starting my Sulcata Pen

    Thank you Tom, also for those three links i have memorized them by now, when you say in the meantime in your experience how long would that be? i would only need the chamber for this one tortoise, but if ill get a few years out of it I can justify the expense (to my wife) but if its not years I...
  5. Sean.k

    Starting my Sulcata Pen

    mostly space, I thought if it was underground that would mean more space to walk around up top.
  6. Sean.k

    Starting my Sulcata Pen

    While that’s awesome you’re already thinking about what to do for his outside enclosure, have you thought about the plan for when he outgrows the 50 gallon tank but is still too small to go outside? There are also some great threads here on enclosed chambers that are best for your baby to...
  7. Sean.k

    Starting my Sulcata Pen

    more shade as i think i have time to let it grow if i buy from a nursery right now. I would really like to create my own box and may do so but It would seem I need to do some more reading i thought he would go from the 50 gallon to the outside, I bought from a petstore and the advice they gave...
  8. Sean.k

    Starting my Sulcata Pen

    After doing some browsing I am still having some questions on landscaping for my Sulcata's pen, he is a baby and I have him in his 50 Gallon tank which he seems happy in but I really want to get working on his outdoor area. first off I want a tree, the tree in the picture is a willow...
  9. Sean.k

    Appreciate the resource

    His name right now is Baby Bowser, when in maturity that will just Bowser.
  10. Sean.k

    Appreciate the resource

    hello and thank you to everyone on this site, I have always wanted a tortoise from a young age but growing up in Ireland i thought having a tortoise may be tuff with the conditions, however how i have moved to sunny California and have the sun & land I purchased a sulcata. I have almost...
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