Otis taking it easy in his new enclosure

[laura808]

Hey guys, I just got Otis some coconut coir for his enclosure. Im planning to get him another hide soon also. He is doing very well and he eats like a little pig!

OK. so here is his enclosure before :

here is his new enclosure. yay! (look at him basking in the corner )

more pics...

In the picture where Otis is in his house, he looks sort of dry, because that was right before I misted him.
thanks for looking! any constructive criticism is welcome!

 

[ChiKat]

I like his coloring; very pretty!
What substrate were you using before? I can't figure out what it is from the picture.
Looks like he almost needs a new (bigger) Lego house!
I would upgrade to a bigger water dish- one he can sit in.

I would also add at least one more hide- maybe on the cooler side.

eta: Ah I just re-read your post and you mentioned you're getting another hide.

 

[laura808]

thank you! I was using dried corn cobs before I got the coco coir. ok ill look for a bigger water dish.

its so funny- he loves his house sooo much! he sleeps in there EVERY night. ahaha it is looking a little cramped....

 

[Marty333]

How much does he weigh? He looks so big now. He is really cute

 

[laura808]

haha thanks! hmmm Im not sure how much he waight right now, but on oct. 3 he weighed 179 grams. I need to weigh him some time soon....

he looks big? I was just thinking that he was a little small for a 10 month old (9-11 moths accually )

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It is perfect that he sleeps in his house every night. That means he feels safe and secure in there. It's a cute house but it needs to be bigger now, and don't forget to add a window, I think that looks super cute. Don't make it a lot bigger just a little, big enough that he can turn around is all he needs. I love how comfortable he is basking. All tortoises bask the same way, Bob sticks both of his legs back like that too.
Also pizza is not good for tortoises, so no more ordering out for tortoise pizza!

 

[laura808]

lol! sorry about the pizza flier! i dont know why it was there... XP he likes to look out of his window. its SOO cute!
back in the dried corn cob days...

 

[coreyc]

Very nice I like the Lego hide I noticed the Boston pizza flier do they deliver to Hawaii ?

 

[Becki]

No but there's one in Aeia that you can pick up from. So good!

 

[LeaCrystal]

the lego house is super cute!!!

 

[tobibaby]

everything is cute in there, i want a lego house for tobi w/ a window.. btw the pic w/ him looking out the window is awesome..

 

[ChiKat]

haha the window picture is adorable

 

[narattah]

I like the Lego house, a great expensive idea

 

[laura808]

hahah thanks guys! I was babysitting my 4 year old cousin and she was playing with legos and told me to make a house for otis! his pyramiding is getting a little better and he just got some new growth lines.

and yes there is a few boston pizza places here. YUMM

 

[shaz179]

I also love the lego house. Dont have to worry about him out growning it because you can just make a bigger one. Great ideal. Good way to save money too!

 

[laura808]

thanks!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

I like the lego hut, neat!