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If any one is interested, here is a picture of Shelby in her new home, UV lights have yet to go up they are on the way in the mail.

how old is your tortoise? that looks small but may be okay for a young tortoise. I don't know much about Horsefield's but based on their adult average size i'd say a large table (maybe 8x4') would be good for an adult Horsefield. Post pics of your tort!

Yes!

Possibly, they look very circular though almost like a bacterial colony or something

I might just be paranoid but is this the start of a fungal infection? I’m especially worried because I recently got Shelby from a pet store (rookie mistake I know) and she is currently waiting for my contractor to get home from vacation to build her 6x4’habitat so she is living in a large...

I would be very, very careful. If a tortoise is inverted too quickly it’s internal organs can get twisted and cause injury. Also while upside down the guts can sit on the lungs and cause severe breathing problems. Im no expert but I’m not sure tortoises have a function to “learn” to flip itself...

That’s a good idea, I’ll have to look into that I’d probably have to put a supper under the flat turn section

Yep, the raised section will be 2ft but distance from top of substrate to the bottom of the box will likely be less. I wasn’t sure for ramp length I’m considering just buying a 6 ft peice of wood and trimming it to the correct length I’d like it to be as long as it can be where is still room at...

Also #17 is supposed to be tarp

I'm currently planning an enclosure for my Hermanns tortoise Shelby i'm attaching the plan below. I plan on lining the entire interior with heavy duty tarp, haven't decided on substrate yet. do these dimensions look alright? id love to make it bigger but I live in an apartment so room is...

awesome home for your tort! Shelby is a lot smaller and I don’t have that much room so mine I’m hoping to look like a miniature version of yours, I’m thinking 6x4 foot with a raised hide. Do I need any heat/ climate control for her hide? I’m planning on using pvc pipes across the top to suspend...

I've considered it, but shelby is pretty clumsy im scared she would fall off the ramp and flip herself over... when making a two story enclosure do you put the walls on the ramp? im building her house this weekend and haven decided on a design yet.

Hello tortoise forum, i'm a new owner of a Hermann's tortoise named Shelby. I'm a biochemistry student in Rochester NY so currently she is living indoors in a temporary pen (until i think of a way to make a bigger enclosure for her) in my apartment. Here are some pics!