I love that the trays can be exchanged easily. This was a great idea! I will definitely think about incorporating it into the way I keep hatchlings since all my adults live outdoors.
oliviaTORTOISE said:Just fantastic! I want that! It it hard to maintain?
milkandsam said:So, complete newbie question... How do you grow the plants when they are not in the table? Do you have a special light to nurture the plants?
Also, very excited to see how this turns out... I might be replicating this idea soon!
Team Gomberg said:I like that it is fully planted. It's better than the traditionally plain tort table. I, too will be watching to see how your results go. Thanks for sharing.
I don't think genetics plays a role in pyramiding but I do think the pair dynamic does.
I received a pair of leopard yearlings that were raised together clutch mates. Summer was the dominant one and Bumble Bee was the submissive one. Summer was smoother. After coming to me they were no longer kept in a pair. They either spend time alone or time in a group. Since the pair dynamic was stopped, Bumble Bee has sky rocketed! He's almost doubled in size and all the new growth is perfectly smooth. You can clearly tell a difference. Summer looks like same. She has grown but not like Bumble Bee.
I always recommend that anyone keeping Leopards in a pair either splits them up or adds a third. It does make a difference
oliviaTORTOISE said:Thank you so much! I am now thinking if inserting grass into my enclosure instead of bark! Do you happen to know what kind of grass that is? How often do I need to replace the grass? Thanks! [TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE]
julietteq said:oliviaTORTOISE said:Thank you so much! I am now thinking if inserting grass into my enclosure instead of bark! Do you happen to know what kind of grass that is? How often do I need to replace the grass? Thanks! [TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE]
The grass you see in this picture is heavily seeded Penncross Creeping Bent Grass (but I grow a lot of different kind of grasses and weeds). It does a really good job keeping the humidity levels in an open table to +95% without creating mold in your house! I water the grass 2 times a day (morning and evening) and I add fertilizer to the water once a week.
The torts really like to eat the grass so every day, I take a tray out (even if it has plenty of grass left) and replace it by a new one. This means none of the trays is on the table for more then 4 days. This is the most efficient way in this setup because I do not have to reseed the trays. The grass trays will spend 4 days on the table and then 10 days in my little greenhouse.
My table is pretty much selfsufficient and appears to grow all the food the tortoises need. I still feed them cactus, aloe Vera, Agave, zoomed and Mazuri but I only "handfeed" these items to them meaning they have to take it out of my hands to eat it. It makes them tame very very fast!
Hope this answers your question, if not, just let me know.
Juliette
Evy said:julietteq said:oliviaTORTOISE said:Thank you so much! I am now thinking if inserting grass into my enclosure instead of bark! Do you happen to know what kind of grass that is? How often do I need to replace the grass? Thanks! [TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE][TURTLE]
The grass you see in this picture is heavily seeded Penncross Creeping Bent Grass (but I grow a lot of different kind of grasses and weeds). It does a really good job keeping the humidity levels in an open table to +95% without creating mold in your house! I water the grass 2 times a day (morning and evening) and I add fertilizer to the water once a week.
The torts really like to eat the grass so every day, I take a tray out (even if it has plenty of grass left) and replace it by a new one. This means none of the trays is on the table for more then 4 days. This is the most efficient way in this setup because I do not have to reseed the trays. The grass trays will spend 4 days on the table and then 10 days in my little greenhouse.
My table is pretty much selfsufficient and appears to grow all the food the tortoises need. I still feed them cactus, aloe Vera, Agave, zoomed and Mazuri but I only "handfeed" these items to them meaning they have to take it out of my hands to eat it. It makes them tame very very fast!
Hope this answers your question, if not, just let me know.
Juliette
Hi, your table look pretty cool. I'm in the process of making a new and big enclosure for my sully. I'm going to get some of your ideas for her place. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
I been wanting to put a humidifier too. Where did you get yours ? $?
StarSapphire22 said:Stunning. I may be using this idea for the top level of my new enclosure once its finished. I absolutely love the "pond."