Check our Yertle and Mertle's new digs!

[Sarlo08]

I BUILT THIS over the summer and they love the new space (and I am also super proud of my carpentry skills that I never knew I had!) For a while they had been sharing the 4 x 4 raised garden bed, but obviously that was not working. I built an 8 x 8 enclosure for Yertle (big man) and kept Mertle (who is much smaller) in the 4 x 4 raised garden bed above. They have both grown significantly!! Power sun lighting and they are hung using outdoor plant hangers (genius, right?!), substrate consists of orchid bark, cypress mulch and coconut coir. In the summer, they roam the patio or the courtyard in front of our apartment but now during the winter, I am finding that I can't let them roam like I used to because they get into EVERYTHING! lol They are like children, I swear. But they are my babies and I will do what it takes!! <3

I'm hoping to attend grad school in Florida within the next 3 - 4 years and THEN they can be outdoor tortys

 

[the_newzie]

I can't judge housing for Sulcatas (as I only have a lone Desert Tort), but I can judge wall posters and those are some great wall posters!

 

[Momof4]

Nice job Sarah! It looks really nice! I can't imagine what your electric bill is like

 

[Julie G.]

wow! really cool..... props for the plant hanger lighting. I'm totally going to steal that idea but will say I saw it here first!