new russian tortoise enclosure

[albertaeb]

I just finished my russian tortoise inclosure. I only have one russian right now but have plenty of room for a couple of more. looking for some rescues.
I plan on painting the outside of the cinderblocks white to match the house and plant some flowers in the tops of the cinder blocks to make it look nice.
here are some pictures.

 

[coreyc]

That is going to make a nice home for your redfoot when it is done I seen your other post where do you keep your sully? have any pic's?

 

[albertaeb]

That is going to make a nice home for your redfoot when it is done I seen your other post where do you keep your sully? have any pic's?

here are pictures of the sullys pen. it will look better once summer gets here and everything is growing again. I also give them time to roam the yard when we are outside.

this is my new rescue that I took in. I am looking for a home for him.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi albertaeb:

Welcome to the forum!! May we know your name?

You've made a really nice habitat for your Russian tortoise. He'll be very happy in there!

 

[albertaeb]

Hi albertaeb:

Welcome to the forum!! May we know your name?

You've made a really nice habitat for your Russian tortoise. He'll be very happy in there!

my name is Alberta and I live in florida

 

[Missy]

Hi Alberta. I never thought I would be saying this but I love all your weeds, LOL Do your Sulcatas try to push through the fence?

 

[Paige Lewis]

Great enclosures, your torty friends are very lucky!

 

[albertaeb]

Hi Alberta. I never thought I would be saying this but I love all your weeds, LOL Do your Sulcatas try to push through the fence?

hi, no they haven't tried to push through the fence. they will try to reach any weeds on the outside but thats it. the fence is hog pannels and is very strong. easy to move but once the grass and weeds start growing around it it becomes at one with the ground. I am sure once they get bigger I may have to put up a sight barrier to keep them from seeing the outside and wanting to get out.
thanks Alberta

 

[albertaeb]

here are some pictures of my russian tortoise enclosure completely finished.

here is a picture of fluffy(the kids named him) sunning himself.

there is plenty of room for a couple of more.

 

[Robert]

Nice job!

 

[Yvonne G]

Aw-w-w..."Fluffy!!" I love names like that. Names that don't usually apply to the type of animal. Your pen turned out very nice. You really DO need a few more Russians to help Fluffy eat down all that food!

And in looking back at your sulcata pen, I noticed that you've hung shade cloth over their dog houses. Nice job.

 

[albertaeb]

I will probably have to get in there with some scissors and trim it up some to it doesn't get to overgrown on him until I get him some friends.

my sulcatas don't use the dog houses anymore they have burrows dug under the shade cloths.

Aw-w-w..."Fluffy!!" I love names like that. Names that don't usually apply to the type of animal. Your pen turned out very nice. You really DO need a few more Russians to help Fluffy eat down all that food!

And in looking back at your sulcata pen, I noticed that you've hung shade cloth over their dog houses. Nice job.

 

[Jessicap]

Looks awesome - you have very spoiled torts!

 

[SnakeyeZ]

That's totally awesome! I love it. I am really liking the idea of cinder blocks.


Question: Is your tortoise spending all day out there? - or just when your home kinda thing? I was wondering what you used under the enclosure to prevent him from digging out (if anything). I am trying to get ideas for when I get to work on ours.

 

[albertaeb]

Hi, thanks. I got all the cinder blocks for free of of freecycle. it is a yahoo group that is in just about every city and people give away stuff they don't want anymore. if you go to freecycle.org you can find a local one. I painted the outside with a special paint for cinderblocks so it would all match.

I have the plastic hardware cloth under the pen so he can't dig out. I dug it all up then put the plastic hardware cloth down then dirt on top and planted it.

That's totally awesome! I love it. I am really liking the idea of cinder blocks.


Question: Is your tortoise spending all day out there? - or just when your home kinda thing? I was wondering what you used under the enclosure to prevent him from digging out (if anything). I am trying to get ideas for when I get to work on ours.

 

[SnakeyeZ]

Right on... thanks for the heads up.

I'll check out that site... I usually use Kijiji.

 

[kimmer]

The russian enclosure looks wonderful! Can I ask what all you planted? I love the pictures of your sullys too! You have a fun backyard!

thanks,
Kim

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Nice job.

 

[albertaeb]

I planted some tortoise seed mix I had along with some other veggie seeds I threw in there. most of it is the local weeds that grow in this area.

The russian enclosure looks wonderful! Can I ask what all you planted? I love the pictures of your sullys too! You have a fun backyard!

thanks,
Kim

 

[expiredgummiworm]

those enclosures look like fun for them!