PICS - My Turtle Pens

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PATMAN

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These pictures were taken last summer.

I thought you'd like to see a couple of my turtle pens. Ok, how about 7 of my turtles pens! I also have an 8th pen not pictured that I keep my star tortoises in. It looks like the ones on the right. I move it around so they have fresh grass and weeds to eat.

I built the first four on the left of the picture. The three on the right I bought already made as Rabbit Runs.

They were a real pain to put in. My ground is not level and is full of rocks! I plan on rebuilding the brown one this year as well as redoing all the interiors with softer soil to make it easier for them to dig in and lay eggs.

I keep mostly box turtles but also have a few tortoises. All my pens are staked to the ground and are locked. This is to protect them from raccoons, hawks, and bears! That's my dog shelly guarding them.

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Here are some inside shots. In this pen I keep some of my Florida box turtles.
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In this pen I keep my pair of large Gulf Coast Box turtles.
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That looks really great!
 

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very nice indeed, Patrick.
I was thinking about building something like that, only smaller, for a yearling hermanns this summer.
let me ask you this: since there is no floor on the cages, have you had any issues with escapees?
my hermann is quite the digger...
 

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Being the ground is so hard and rocky, no problems yet. However where, they hide at, the covered area, I do have some ceramic floor tiles there so they can's dig down and under. I might put some wire mesh in theose areas in case they might dig underneath.
 

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very nice setup... love the guard doggie addition too LOL

I'm not a turtle gal, i assume they need it to be a wet humid place? do you put on the sprinkers for that on dry days?
 

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Nice setup :D

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