I have a side yard in the new house that I want to turn into the designated tortoise yard and I am SO PUMPED about it! I want to cover it in chicken wire (or something similar), and use the walls of the house and fence so the whole area is tort friendly. The planters boxes will be planted with tort safe food, with additional plants in their stomping ground in the middle. Plus hides and water dishes, of course.
This will be a long, tedious process and I will probably ask a lot of silly questions. Full disclosure - I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about gardening (seriously, I had a cactus once, I killed it, and that's it). I also know ALMOST NOTHING about building or using any sorts of tools. So this will be a very painful process with a steep learning curve. I have peeled through pages of this forum and have been scavenging the internet for info on how to situate torts outdoors, how to garden, and how to build. What I lack in experience I partially make up for in determination (aka stubbornness) and spunk! Looking forward to the challenge!!!
One question I haven't been able to find the answer to - I know redfoots don't really burrow, but I want to make sure they can't dig out from under the fence or the house. Should I embed a partial wall of some sort into the soil, or will bricks work? With the bricks I worry the torts will scratch away underneath and the rock will fall on them and crush them.
So these are the 'before' pictures
This will be a long, tedious process and I will probably ask a lot of silly questions. Full disclosure - I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about gardening (seriously, I had a cactus once, I killed it, and that's it). I also know ALMOST NOTHING about building or using any sorts of tools. So this will be a very painful process with a steep learning curve. I have peeled through pages of this forum and have been scavenging the internet for info on how to situate torts outdoors, how to garden, and how to build. What I lack in experience I partially make up for in determination (aka stubbornness) and spunk! Looking forward to the challenge!!!
One question I haven't been able to find the answer to - I know redfoots don't really burrow, but I want to make sure they can't dig out from under the fence or the house. Should I embed a partial wall of some sort into the soil, or will bricks work? With the bricks I worry the torts will scratch away underneath and the rock will fall on them and crush them.
So these are the 'before' pictures