I made a couple of outdoor habitats today, one for Emmie, the 2 year old Manouria emys phayrei, and the other for a pair of Texas tortoise hatchlings that I adopted from someone here in town. Here's Emmie's:
It might not be big enough. I was able to put her in it today for a couple hours as the weather here has been really nice. She stayed hidden for most of that time, but she'll get used to it eventually. If the plants don't grow fast enough to suit me, I may just add a few more, so she has quite a bit of cover. Its the bottom of one of those great big garbage toters, the kind the truck lifts up and dumps.
This one is a Christmas tree storage bin. Its a wonderful size for baby tortoises. I wasn't able to add the tortoises to this habitat just yet because its too wet in there and, while pretty warm outside, not quite warm enough for wet babies:
It might not be big enough. I was able to put her in it today for a couple hours as the weather here has been really nice. She stayed hidden for most of that time, but she'll get used to it eventually. If the plants don't grow fast enough to suit me, I may just add a few more, so she has quite a bit of cover. Its the bottom of one of those great big garbage toters, the kind the truck lifts up and dumps.
This one is a Christmas tree storage bin. Its a wonderful size for baby tortoises. I wasn't able to add the tortoises to this habitat just yet because its too wet in there and, while pretty warm outside, not quite warm enough for wet babies: