Spring is here and it's time to get the enclosure ready!

[matt41gb]

I started raking leaves and rebuilding the watering pond for the red foots today. It was in the mid 70s and sunny. Perfect day to prepare the enclosure. It looks crappy now, but the Cannas are starting to sprout as well as other plants. Here are some pics.

-Matt

 

[tortguy521]

Wow very nice enclosure i wish i had the space to make a big outdoor pen like that but mine is much smaller.

 

[Destiny]

Wow! Thanks for posting the pics, you've given me some ideas. I am hoping the temps will be steady enough in a couple of weeks that I could put her in her new outdoor enclosure! We started shopping today, found a great little pond at Lowe's. Where are you located? We are in Central Florida, and it was mid 70's today, that's why I was asking.

Destiny

 

[DoctorCosmonaut]

I wish it was that warm here ... Nice setup!

 

[Maggie Cummings]

We are still in winter mode here. Your enclosures look great, even now. I wish I could make something like that. Bob just has a square flat pen. I am lucky he has that I guess...
I am going to make a new pen for my box turtles and that will be fun. I've been collecting funky looking bricks and rocks so it won't be boring.

 

[matt41gb]

Wow! Thanks for posting the pics, you've given me some ideas. I am hoping the temps will be steady enough in a couple of weeks that I could put her in her new outdoor enclosure! We started shopping today, found a great little pond at Lowe's. Where are you located? We are in Central Florida, and it was mid 70's today, that's why I was asking.

Destiny

I'm glad it helped with ideas! We're staying in the 70s but down in the low 50s at night, so I have to bring everyone in. I'm in Texas near Fort Worth. Here is what the enclosure looked like last summer.

-Matt

 

[llamas55]

jealous. I could go outside in summer (MN) but would have to heavily predator proof for raccoons, skunks, and oppossums, so instead on a rare day, put up a dog corral in an area with some shade and she goes out for a short bit.
Looks like that's not a problem for you. love the photos.

 

[jdawn]

Great enclosure! The box shelter or 'condo' that you have for them-- can you tell me how you put that together? Do the little doors slide in/out of place or do they flip up? Gets me excited for spring too!
Thx, JD

 

[matt41gb]

Great enclosure! The box shelter or 'condo' that you have for them-- can you tell me how you put that together? Do the little doors slide in/out of place or do they flip up? Gets me excited for spring too!
Thx, JD

Thanks! That box thing is actually an old storage closet that came from my shelf. It's made of tin. I actually cut the doors out and peeled them back. It's nothing fancy, ha! I'm so excited spring is there too! I putt all the red foots back out today, they're chomping on all the weeds that are here. I'm loving it!

-Matt

 

[Jacqui]

Could you send some of that warmth up here? I had plans to get started this last weekend cleaning outside tortoise enclosures to prepare for this year, but some how going outside to work in the rain and 40s didn't end up to be as appealing as staying inside and watching them eating.

 

[matt41gb]

Could you send some of that warmth up here? I had plans to get started this last weekend cleaning outside tortoise enclosures to prepare for this year, but some how going outside to work in the rain and 40s didn't end up to be as appealing as staying inside and watching them eating.

I will try to send some your way. We had a really long unusually cold, snowy winter this year. Long meaning that it started getting cold in November. I hope you get some warm weather soon. I know everyone has cabin fever.

-Matt

 

[Stephanie Logan]

Add my name to the "jealous" list...*sigh*

 

[matt41gb]

Add my name to the "jealous" list...*sigh*

You're time is near. You'll be warm before you know it.

 

[N2TORTS]

Nice set up Matt..... Good looking tort too! .... Dats a biggie*
JD~

 

[GBtortoises]

Spring is where? I still have almost two feet of snow on the ground! Man I have to get out of the Northeast! LOL

Really nice outdoor enclosure!

 

[terryo]

Ohhhh....you're so lucky. Today is in the high 60's so I'm going out there to clean Pio's enclosure...leaves all over, but I saw some little sprouts coming up....I'm excited. Next week it will probably be cold again. I'm starting a really big boxie enclosure and boy am I going to have fun....I can't wait.

 

[N2TORTS]

Great enclosure! The box shelter or 'condo' that you have for them-- can you tell me how you put that together? Do the little doors slide in/out of place or do they flip up? Gets me excited for spring too!
Thx, JD

UT oh ... another JD .....?
Urgh ....
" darn nab it "..........
* today Temp was 82* wink~

 

[jdawn]

Great enclosure! The box shelter or 'condo' that you have for them-- can you tell me how you put that together? Do the little doors slide in/out of place or do they flip up? Gets me excited for spring too!
Thx, JD

UT oh ... another JD .....?
Urgh ....
" darn nab it "..........
* today Temp was 82* wink~

Lol, yes.. I have also discovered a few "JD's" out there. I use that as well as Jenny Dawn (but I like JD sometimes cuz it makes me sound like a trucker )

 

[N2TORTS]

too funny JD ! ... =8>)