Wolfpackin
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My family has a 4 year old Greek Ibera that has been living in a 2' x 3' ZooMed Tortoise Enclosure. I've known for a while that this was not sufficient so I finally decided to make something bigger.
I thought it would be nice to share my build and the finished product with you folks.
I'll start by saying that I am aware most tortoise keepers are going to closed chambers instead of tables due to humidity requirements for proper shell growth and overall health. We have kept many animals and reptiles over the years and through that time have learned that trying to keep a humid environment where we live is a futile battle with mother nature.
We live at high altitude in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in what is known as high mountain desert. We have managed to keep a hermit crab alive for over 5 years but even in a completely sealed glass aquarium it is extremely difficult to keep humidity up without getting mold.
So, that said, our Tortoise "Rocky" will have to adapt to a dry environment with some help from us from soakings and mistings. And I will make a humid hide in the near future...no guarantees on the humid part. I'll also add that we let the breeder keep Rocky until he was 18 months old knowing that the longer early development time in the breeders humid enclosures would be beneficial to him.
On to my build...
This thread will be picture heavy so I will break it down into multiple posts to follow:
I thought it would be nice to share my build and the finished product with you folks.
I'll start by saying that I am aware most tortoise keepers are going to closed chambers instead of tables due to humidity requirements for proper shell growth and overall health. We have kept many animals and reptiles over the years and through that time have learned that trying to keep a humid environment where we live is a futile battle with mother nature.
We live at high altitude in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in what is known as high mountain desert. We have managed to keep a hermit crab alive for over 5 years but even in a completely sealed glass aquarium it is extremely difficult to keep humidity up without getting mold.
So, that said, our Tortoise "Rocky" will have to adapt to a dry environment with some help from us from soakings and mistings. And I will make a humid hide in the near future...no guarantees on the humid part. I'll also add that we let the breeder keep Rocky until he was 18 months old knowing that the longer early development time in the breeders humid enclosures would be beneficial to him.
On to my build...
This thread will be picture heavy so I will break it down into multiple posts to follow: