Shed plans + pics please help

[barry horsfield]

hello again, ive got some pics taken of my Horsfields new home to be, im just wondering if anyone can help with a few questions i have,

this is the shed id like to set up as his new home

it measure 7 1/2 foot long by 3 1/2 foot wide.

im thinking of building him a open topped brick box with a ramp leading up to it, and filling it with mud as something for him to burrow into if he wants. is that advisable and if so should i put a heat matt in there somewhere?

look forward to hearing any suggestions you may have, regards ben

 

[Yvonne G]

That looks like a pretty good project, but in my opinion, too much.

A little Russian tortoise would be quite happy with a dog house or similar structure. I have about 8 Russian tortoises in a large outdoor habitat and they all share one dog house at night. I took the bottom off a medium-sized wooden dog house and placed it in the corner of their yard. Every night they all go in there and dig down into the dirt until morning. When winter comes, its pretty easy to find them all and box them up to hibernate indoors.