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That's very smart, I actually hadn't thought of that at all. Thank you! I love that idea! Saves you from constantly having to refresh the water dish, and gives them a more natural drinking area 😊 I wish I had a pond in my garden so I could do the same!

Looks good, I'll probably buy a similar one from Amazon. Thanks for the explanation of the wire roof, I've found that super helpful and will probably use it when building one of my own. I'm eager to get started on it, mainly to ease my anxiety about potential escapes!

Beautiful enclosure! I love the little pond! I don't think my tortoise is going to get too much bigger now (especially because "she" is suspected to actually be a "he"), but I am still going to extend it at some point. Do you know where you got your cold frame from, or did you make it yourself...

Very good news! My mum agreed to move the enclosure to the sunnier spot, and now it has full sun for most of the day! I'm absolutely overjoyed, and I want to thank everyone who's contributed to this thread - I probably wouldn't have ended up moving it otherwise. It took a lot of hard work and...

True. I'm hoping she'll see it as a safe, closed off hide and enter it just for the security. Only one way to find out, I guess 🤷‍♀️

I see what you mean. On the (very rare) stiflingly hot days we do get in England, she would for sure need some ventilation in there. Do you think that leaving small gaps between the base bricks and poking holes in the top would work? Also, on such hot days, I for one remember still boiling, even...

That's exactly what I was thinking. I thought I could cut a section in the short side of the base big enough to fit the entrance of the coldframe. Then I could prop it up on bricks, leaving a gap so that Pip can come and go as she pleases, if that makes sense. I got inspiration from this...

That's a great idea! I have started to do that type of thing, even incorporating a mini vegetable/herb garden into the enclosure so far, so I'll continue to develop it keeping the landscape design idea in mind :') She's beginning to come round to the idea of moving it (after a long debate), so...

I considered that, but there's not really a way of doing it that would allow me to shut the back door fully, since the cord would have to run through it 😕

Good point, I hadn't thought of that..

The shade comes from a fence that separates my garden from my neighbour's. I would take it down, but I don't think he'd be very happy about it 😂 I'm glad that she'll still get UV - that makes me feel better, but I'm still concerned about the temperature. Like I said when replying to Tom, I'm...

This makes perfect sense. I do have a place that gets sun pretty much the whole day, so I could move the enclosure over there in theory, though it would be quite a feat. My mum takes pride in her garden and it took quite some persuasion to build the outdoor enclosure in the first place, so I'll...

Okay, thanks! I'll check those out. I was planning to use the coldframe just as a little extension to her enclosure, not necessarily to cover the whole thing, but I'll have a look at those for sure x

Okay, it could be feasible to shift it to the right to get more of the sunlight for longer. I'll keep an eye on the area to see if it would be worth it in terms of the extra sun exposure. Do you think this kind of thing would work as a greenhouse structure (with an entrance cut into it)...

I could move it if I really had to, but it would be difficult and messy since it has the soil and substrate within it. I'm also not really sure of where I could move it to, since that's really the only space in the garden where it can fit. The shade is very light, though, so could she still get...

Recently I've built my Hermann's tortoise a brand new outdoor enclosure for her to live in during the warmer months here in the UK. However, the enclosure receives little to no direct sunlight for the majority of the day (any time after 10am-ish). I was wondering if she will be okay temperature...

She hasn't eaten at all, there was nothing for her to eat. We may use a fridge next year, but didn't want to splash out this year to buy a new one. Temps look good for now but I am keeping a close eye on them.

We did briefly bring her inside (in a cool space under the larder right next to an air vent) when temperatures got to the -6 range to keep her warm enough, so she may have gotten used to being warmer than she would be outside. She's back outside now that it has warmed up so things should be back...

Hello again. Yet another hibernation query for you all. Today I took my hermann's tort out of her hibernation box to do a quick weight check to make sure she was still healthy (all good there), and the whole process didn't take any longer than 30 secs before she was back in her little burrow...

Pippi is a Hermann's tortoise, shed temperatures are going to be a degrees or so lower then outer temperatures (it is not insulated so no constant temperature) but temperatures are not going to drop too low this year where I am so the insulated box should be enough to maintain a consistent...