Merry Christmas, Emrys!

[cherylim]

For Christmas this year, Emrys was getting an 'expansion'.

His new enclosure arrived today, and it took much longer to build than we'd planned, but he seems very happy. Figured there was no harm in him having his gift almost a month early...

This is the size before:

Most recently, it looked like the image above but with just soil and no grass. The grass was a failed experiment a few months ago.

Now, it's this:

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Aw, he doesn't have any grass

Haha, I think he would prefer having more room to grass any day

 

[cherylim]

Grass lasts about a day...

He also had his own greenhouse for a while. I was growing various plants in there. One day, when I was out, he managed to lift the lid of the greenhouse, drag it all the way to the other end of his table, climb into the greenhouse tray and eat every last leaf. There was NOTHING left. He can't be trusted with anything that grows.

 

[Sezdawg]

Grass lasts about a day...

He also had his own greenhouse for a while. I was growing various plants in there. One day, when I was out, he managed to lift the lid of the greenhouse, drag it all the way to the other end of his table, climb into the greenhouse tray and eat every last leaf. There was NOTHING left. He can't be trusted with anything that grows.

Rofl!!!

 

[morloch]

I like it!! Very nice!!

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

Merry Christmas! And. Happy new year!

 

[lynnedit]

Wow, he looks much smaller in the new one!

 

[schmodygirl]

Very cool set up!

And hilarious about him getting into the greenhouse

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

Grass lasts about a day...

He also had his own greenhouse for a while. I was growing various plants in there. One day, when I was out, he managed to lift the lid of the greenhouse, drag it all the way to the other end of his table, climb into the greenhouse tray and eat every last leaf. There was NOTHING left. He can't be trusted with anything that grows.

I know just what you mean Tyrone, did the same thing to a baby spider plant I put on top of his hide thinking he wouldn't be able to get at it. Boy, was I wrong, that stinker climbed up there some how and I came home to find it pulled out of the pot and on the other side of his enclosure with nothing left but a small nub!

I put the nub in water and it rooted and now I have it growing in the window sill in some soil.

 

[Spn785]

LMAO, So you all are saying that when I get my tortoise I shouldn't try and plant anything in his/her enclosure?

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That is a great set up you have!

 

[Vegasarah]

Is that a teeny tiny little soccer balll? LOL!

 

[cherylim]

LMAO, So you all are saying that when I get my tortoise I shouldn't try and plant anything in his/her enclosure?

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That is a great set up you have!

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Thanks. We're saying you can try, but don't expect your tortoise to fully appreciate your efforts.

Is that a teeny tiny little soccer balll? LOL!

It is indeed. That was his gift LAST Christmas from my fiance.

 

[Laurie]

It looks great

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

I must be lucky, but Carl isn't too interested in plants in the dirt... maybe he's just spoiled but he usually only eats stuff if it is coming out of my hand or sitting on his food dish

 

[RosieRedfoot]

That's how Rosie was until I fed her too late... Annnd she tore down the wandering Jew vines and left a huge poo right on the leaves she didn't eat.

Well, someone's a critic...

 

[animalfreak]

At first it didn't look like much of a difference but someone said he looked a lot smaller in the new one do I looked again and wow nice big happy difference!!!!

 

[luvpetz27]

Wow!! Looks great !

 

[cherylim]

At first it didn't look like much of a difference but someone said he looked a lot smaller in the new one do I looked again and wow nice big happy difference!!!!

It's double the size of his first enclosure. I still think it looks small in the picture!

I'd been planning for a year to add a second storey to his existing enclosure to give him the same amount of space without such an impact on the floor space, but I don't have the skills and creativity so I just let him have half of my office.