Building a new enclosure for my girl.

[Xtrm]

So I've got some time off work and I figured I should get started on my tortoise's new enclosure that I've been wanting to build for her for a while. I've never built my own enclosure, but since I cannot find a big enough one to buy or an easy build one big enough.

So when it comes to indoor enclosures, is there an easy build guide for tortoises? I have a Russian Tortoise whose around 6 inches long and 5 inches wide, so I know it should be quite big.

 

[Tom]

So I've got some time off work and I figured I should get started on my tortoise's new enclosure that I've been wanting to build for her for a while. I've never built my own enclosure, but since I cannot find a big enough one to buy or an easy build one big enough.

So when it comes to indoor enclosures, is there an easy build guide for tortoises? I have a Russian Tortoise whose around 6 inches long and 5 inches wide, so I know it should be quite big.

Get a 4x8 sheet of plywood and put some 16-18 inch walls on it. Then mount a 2x4 on posts above the enclosure to hang all your lights from. Dump in 3-4 inches of fine grade orchid bark or cypress mulch and you are done. You can prime and paint it if you want. Put in a couple of large terra cotta saucers for food and water. Add a hide and some "furniture" and you'll have a nice enclosure.

Here is the current and correct care info for reference:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

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