I have finally finished my new leopard tortoise pen. My husband did the cutting and assembling, I designed it and painted it. (still have some touch up painting to do!)
It measures 17' long. 8' at one end and 4' at the opposite end. The walls are 12" tall with a 4" lip around the entire perimeter to prevent escape.
My leopard tortoise is 1 year next month and 4" in length. It's alot of room but he enjoys every inch of the space.
here you can see my russian tortoise pen (similar design) in the backround
one of the 2 flower pot hides. It's buried under the dirt so the tortoise can walk over it completely.
this pen doesn't have a night box because I still bring in the leopard to sleep in a humid indoor enclosure.
I use a glazed terra cotta saucer for the water dish.
the second flower pot hide is behind the old yucca tree stump. it is also buried so the tortoise can walk over safely.
cruising through a white clover patch
a favorite place to settle in, a leaf pile at the base of the yucca tree stump.
I still have LOTS of growing to do in this pen.
So far I have a few different grasses, white clovers, half a dozen different local weeds, 3 different succulents, red and green lettuces, squash plant, green bean, dandelion and plantain starting to grow in...but I like variety and will add to that list. I look forward to spring time when it is very well planted
Hope this helps give some tips/ideas for you!
Thanks for looking
It measures 17' long. 8' at one end and 4' at the opposite end. The walls are 12" tall with a 4" lip around the entire perimeter to prevent escape.
My leopard tortoise is 1 year next month and 4" in length. It's alot of room but he enjoys every inch of the space.
here you can see my russian tortoise pen (similar design) in the backround
one of the 2 flower pot hides. It's buried under the dirt so the tortoise can walk over it completely.
this pen doesn't have a night box because I still bring in the leopard to sleep in a humid indoor enclosure.
I use a glazed terra cotta saucer for the water dish.
the second flower pot hide is behind the old yucca tree stump. it is also buried so the tortoise can walk over safely.
cruising through a white clover patch
a favorite place to settle in, a leaf pile at the base of the yucca tree stump.
I still have LOTS of growing to do in this pen.
So far I have a few different grasses, white clovers, half a dozen different local weeds, 3 different succulents, red and green lettuces, squash plant, green bean, dandelion and plantain starting to grow in...but I like variety and will add to that list. I look forward to spring time when it is very well planted
Hope this helps give some tips/ideas for you!
Thanks for looking