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You don't need a big shed for him . I have a four foot by for foot box . The box has fans for summer that keeps it at 80º and a heater that keeps it at 85 º..
As promised, here's a picture of our finished shed with tiles installed. (We're also planning to have the tiles run about 17 in. up the wall, but that will come later).
Worth noting: the cord running up the wall in the center goes to the exhaust fan, and the small white box attached to the cord is the thermostat. The fan has slats that open automatically when the fan turns on, so air leakage is minimal when the fan is turned off. Since we live in Florida, in the summer it would be impossible to work in the shed without the exhaust fan. As mentioned in my last post, the floor, walls, and ceiling are insulated. The only other thing left now is to replace the weather stripping on the door.
Also worth noting is the adorable tortoise in the foreground.
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Do they do ok on the tile?? I put my little guy on the tile floor sometimes and he has a hard time getting footing.As promised, here's a picture of our finished shed with tiles installed. (We're also planning to have the tiles run about 17 in. up the wall, but that will come later).
Worth noting: the cord running up the wall in the center goes to the exhaust fan, and the small white box attached to the cord is the thermostat. The fan has slats that open automatically when the fan turns on, so air leakage is minimal when the fan is turned off. Since we live in Florida, in the summer it would be impossible to work in the shed without the exhaust fan. As mentioned in my last post, the floor, walls, and ceiling are insulated. The only other thing left now is to replace the weather stripping on the door.
Also worth noting is the adorable tortoise in the foreground.
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Awwwww. Sorry to hear that.In addition, I will add a few finishing touches, like putting wood pieces inside the walls to give it a Tudor look. I should complete that by next week before Baby Runt comes home from the hospital . Btw, her prognosis is still grave since there's nothing that can be done that hasn't been tried to get her to defecate it all out. Her whole gi tract is full of fecal material and gas. My heart is so broken over this.
Wow!!! Bob's got it made! That doesn't look too terribly hard. I'm working on it. I'm gonna have to lock him in it to force him to get used to it I think...OK, here you go, but I had some trouble so there's 2 threads of pictures...
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-tanks-mom.101748/#post-948487
Do they do ok on the tile?? I put my little guy on the tile floor sometimes and he has a hard time getting footing.
The tile we installed has a slightly rough surface. We watched them walk around on it for the first time yesterday evening, and they didn't seem to slip at all.
Having said that, I can see how smooth tile could present a problem for torts.
I got these tiles that have a gritty surface and my tort's walk on it without a slip.Do they do ok on the tile?? I put my little guy on the tile floor sometimes and he has a hard time getting footing.
Take it from me with a big tort substrate is just something they use to make more trouble for us. I have hay on the floor in a corner for Bob to free feed, but when he tips over that water bucket, or worse pees, then I have to get rid of that wet hay as it molds and that's bad. I've got 2 piles of hay for him. The urine smells when he goes inside but not the poop. I use a mop and bucket to clean the floor. And to tell the truth, I was worried about Bob's legs kinda slipping on the plywood floor and have been looking at rubber stall mats, but worry about urine getting between the mat and the floor and causing rot or stinking bad, so I haven't yet made up my mind.
I know Dean! Tom's stuff is all amazing. I wish I had the skills and ability to do things like that!Check out these ridiculous thing Tom built...they are AWESOME!
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/underground-tortoise-bunker.18244/