Tom, do you weatherproof the plywood and 2x4's prior to building?? My wood box will be outdoors and we get quite as bit of rain in the Summertime. Trying to get ideas for how to properly weatherproof the wood for the new enclosure I am wanting to build for my RT.
Thank you!
This was such a helpful post!!! I have a couple questions that hopefully you can help me with- I am going to build a larger wood enclosure for my Russian Tortoise and was wondering how I should weatherproof the wood since I will be keeping the enclosure outdoors, any ideas?? I know about...
(@Geeg : I've moved your post in a very old thread to be a stand alone post so that you will receive more responses. The people in that old thread don't post much anymore. -Yvonne)
This tortoise box looks great!!!!! I am working on getting ideas for a new, bigger wood box for my tortoise...
Hi Jackie, I wanted to ask if you could share photos of the wood box that your husband made for your Tortoise? I am wanting to make a new one for my Daisy but need some ideas.. I too will be using Pine wood. Thank you for any info. you can provide me!!!
Hi guys, is there a specific type of wood I should be using when building an enclosure for my Russian Tortoise? Any specific type of wood I should AVOID???
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could I do a 3x6 rather?? Do you guys think this would be detrimental? She is currently in a Zoo Med Tortoise Box which is 3x2 so it will definitely be an upgrade... Please help :)
Hi Tom! Thnx so much:) I actually do not want to build it on the ground only because Daisy, being that shes an excellent and sneaky digger, has escaped in the past and I don't want to take any chances of this happening again as I was lucky to find her after a neighborhood manhunt... :-0
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Hey y'all! My name is Gigi and I have a Russian Tort that I've had for a little over 4 yrs. She is awesome and her name is Daisy Mae! The attached photo is one of her taken just the other day while eating a Hibiscus flower for the first time.... Might I add that the pic was taken approx. 30...