The day has arrived! New enclosure - pic heavy

[LeopardTortLover]

Ive been waiting for this day for about 3 months! The day I could build Milly's new enclosure as she outgrew her old one. The new Zoo Med House came the other day so I built that then. And today I finished it off by attaching 2 houses together, filling it with 4 inches of coco coir, areas of sphagnum moss, hides, feeding area, water bowl, places to sleep etc.

Here's a few pics!

Milly's old box:


Lining the new boxes with waterproof material (shower curtain):
Complete enclosure:


Complete enclosure:


How I attached the boxes:


Some close up shots:




Milly mooching around her new surroundings!


Cool end reads: 27oC 88% humidity
Basking spot: 32oC 67% humidity

She was very wary of the sphagnum moss! After being on only coco coir for a few months I hope she enjoys her new space. Any thoughts/opinions are welcome

Plans for the future: build an outdoor enclosure and add another box to the indoor design.

 

[ScottishFish]

Seems a pretty big enclosure now. Whats the total floor space?


1 Eastern Hermanns Tortoise 2.5yo

 

[LeopardTortLover]

Seems a pretty big enclosure now. Whats the total floor space?


1 Eastern Hermanns Tortoise 2.5yo

6ft by 2ft and my tort is 5 inches long, if your wondering

 

[ScottishFish]

Lucky tort you have!!


1 Eastern Hermanns Tortoise 2.5yo

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Good idea for attaching them. Easy to dismantle if needed. And hey more space is always better. Next up is the fun decorating part, right?

I do have one very important suggestion to make.... learn to use tinypic.com!

It's a pain to click on each picture attachment when there are so many. Uploading them and reposting the url link will let everyone (including guests who can't see attachments) see your pictures and enjoy them

 

[wellington]

Wow, she's moving on up nice

 

[LeopardTortLover]

Good idea for attaching them. Easy to dismantle if needed. And hey more space is always better. Next up is the fun decorating part, right?

I do have one very important suggestion to make.... learn to use tinypic.com!

It's a pain to click on each picture attachment when there are so many. Uploading them and reposting the url link will let everyone (including guests who can't see attachments) see your pictures and enjoy them

Oh damn, Im used to attaching pics! Noted for next time, thanks

In actual fact, the locks proved quite useless as the boxes can still be pulled apart when they are "locked". But they are useful in the fact the boxes cant move back and forward if Milly was to push the gap open, so she cant escape. A better option would have been to use clasps so the boxes cant move in any direction.

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Wow, she's moving on up nice

Haha, yep! Thanks Barb

 

[MasterOogway]

Looks good!

 

[LeopardTortLover]

Looks good!

Thank you

 

[LeopardTortLover]

All Milly has done all day is lie in one of the sphagnum moss hides. She's sooooooooo lazy its unbelievable. She's been lazy since the day I got her. Oh well, at least she has the option of being able to stretch her legs now! All the temps are right, she's just LAZY.