Diy tortise box build

[Pearly]

And just for fun, he got himself pregnant again!!View attachment 185189 View attachment 185190

Omg!!!!! I love it!!!! Now you must start all separate thread in other pets section just on your seahorse tank! We've gotta see it all! How it's done and all... And pictures! Please!!!

 

[Knap_123]

Got my ceramic light / heat emitter in. I'm trying it out with both. I have a DIY temp controller I'm using to see what works best.

 

[Knap_123]

Got my handles put on my drawer.

 

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[Knap_123]

My baby will be here tomorrow!!! OK, everything is ready pretty much for now. I can tinker ,adjust and such later on. I still haven't stained the bottom . But no worries, I'll need something to do over the winter. I went through 3 bulbs till I found a good basking bulb. It maxes out at 95 dead center. The temp falls pretty fast as you move out. Had to modify the shield also. Using a river rock for the basking area. Or is that a good idea?

 

[Knap_123]

Until the sap runs in the spring. And I can peal some bark for a hide. I'll use this corrugated pipe. But I don't like the look of it. So I went to the creek and got a few kinds of moss. Used adhesive to glue it on. Will this be safe? I can replace with plain pipe if need be.

 

[itiswhatitis]

Can't tell from pic , is the hide hole on both sides or just one entrance ?
Also man been following your build entire way. It's awesome !!! Are you doing UVB light or just sun ?

 

[Knap_123]

Thank you !! Open on both ends, and I'll be adding uvb later on. My tort will get plenty of southern sun also.

 

[itiswhatitis]

On the hide close one end then. You want one entrance to hold the humidity higher in the hide.

I really like the build though !!!
It's great seeing it coming together !!!

 

[Knap_123]

I'll do that, thanks

 

[Knap_123]

My baby just got here . I had her shipped to my work. She's now at home in her enclosure.

 

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[cmacusa3]

Looks great!! Congrats

 

[Speedy-1]

What a nice looking little tort !

 

[Knap_123]

Thank you

 

[Knap_123]

I read kudzu is OK to feed. If so I have a large field of it behind the house. Is it OK to offer some?

 

[itiswhatitis]

So exciting !!! People post about getting new tortoises on here all the time but for some reason I'm so excited for you lol. Like super excited !!! I think it's watching the patience of the build and taking the time to do everything right. Have you wanted one for a long time ?

 

[Knap_123]

I have, I keep marine tanks but wanted something I can hold. And I've been looking at turtles for the last few years. Once I started researching to keep local ebts. I discovered this whole new exciting hobby. I was hooked!

 

[Knap_123]

OK, I made my hide. I did some videos, but I'm not the best a videos.

 

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