This was the initial configuration of my Manouria enclosure.
It didn't stay that way long.
A good rule of thumb is when first putting your tortoise into a new enclosure, do it at a time when you can stick around and watch them for problem areas.
About a half an hour after sticking the babies in the pen, before I finished adding the plants and things, I looked over and said, "Uh oh."
David speaks up from the other side of the yard and says, "'Mountain' tortoise?"
He was right.
As a side note, this one obviously decided that Mazuri is not only for eating, but also bathing in.
And we end with one proud little emys emys.
I moved the rocks immediately after. They were also a hit in their new location in the center of the pen.
It didn't stay that way long.
A good rule of thumb is when first putting your tortoise into a new enclosure, do it at a time when you can stick around and watch them for problem areas.
About a half an hour after sticking the babies in the pen, before I finished adding the plants and things, I looked over and said, "Uh oh."
David speaks up from the other side of the yard and says, "'Mountain' tortoise?"
He was right.
As a side note, this one obviously decided that Mazuri is not only for eating, but also bathing in.
And we end with one proud little emys emys.
I moved the rocks immediately after. They were also a hit in their new location in the center of the pen.