FujiBaird
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Roma is a juvenile Hermann's of indeterminate age (she's 67mm long right now, so I'm guessing 1-2 years old). I've had this little ball of cute for about a month and have just finished constructing an outdoor enclosure on my balcony. It's about 6' by 3', and in a south-facing area that gets sun off and on through the day. It's modularly built using seed trays and drawer organizers, filled with substrate that is a mix of coir, organic soil, and orchid bark. There's metal wire shelves serving as a predator cage on top -- I took them off for these photos but you can see the wood railings to support the shelves in the background of some photos.
The enclosure is divided roughly into 3 zones:
A rocky "pool" area with basking areas, food and water, and a humid hide
The "house", surrounded by grass and Roma's favorite flowering plants to snack on
The "back yard" with leafy greens and grasses, and a hide shaded by leafy vines
I'm really happy with how it's turned out so far considering that it's a modest apartment in an urban highrise building. And Roma seems happy with it too!
I've planted lots of tortoise-friendly seeds, I'm just waiting for them to all sprout and fill in the dirt a bit. (Hey Roma, it would help if you stopped eating all the little kale sprouts...)
The other thing I want to do is fill the "house" with a layer of hay or dead leaves. She doesn't go in there much now, but I think it will be much more appealing with something cozy to dig into.
The pool and house...
The house and back yard...spot Roma!
Sleepy tortoise emerging from the leafy hide
Mazuri meatball for lunch
The humid hide
Roaming in the flowers
The house
Investigating the humid hide
Mazuri mouth! Do they make tortoise napkins?
The enclosure is divided roughly into 3 zones:
A rocky "pool" area with basking areas, food and water, and a humid hide
The "house", surrounded by grass and Roma's favorite flowering plants to snack on
The "back yard" with leafy greens and grasses, and a hide shaded by leafy vines
I'm really happy with how it's turned out so far considering that it's a modest apartment in an urban highrise building. And Roma seems happy with it too!
I've planted lots of tortoise-friendly seeds, I'm just waiting for them to all sprout and fill in the dirt a bit. (Hey Roma, it would help if you stopped eating all the little kale sprouts...)
The other thing I want to do is fill the "house" with a layer of hay or dead leaves. She doesn't go in there much now, but I think it will be much more appealing with something cozy to dig into.
The pool and house...
The house and back yard...spot Roma!
Sleepy tortoise emerging from the leafy hide
Mazuri meatball for lunch
The humid hide
Roaming in the flowers
The house
Investigating the humid hide
Mazuri mouth! Do they make tortoise napkins?
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