Tortoise tables

[Smickleborough]

Hi all!
Those of you in the UK who have purchased a tortoise table online- where did you buy it? Any recommendations?
I'd love to have the time/skills to build one myself but buying one is the only option at the moment.

 

[JoesMum]

Hello and welcome from Kent

As far as I am aware there is no commercial ready-built tortoise table that is big enough here in the UK.

If you are getting a young tortoise you should be using a closed chamber rather than an open table in order to maintain the heat and humidity necessary for healthy growth.

If you are getting an older animal, you need to be aiming for a minimum of 4'x8' (1.5 x 2.2 metres) for a single tortoise of the smaller species. An old bookcase with the shelves knocked out and lined with pond-liner makes a great tortoise table..

Have you read the TFO care guides?

Beginner Mistakes
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

And if you're thinking of getting a young Testudo - Horsfield (Russian), Hermann's, Greek... - this is a good place to continue
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...or-other-herbivorous-tortoise-species.107734/

For older Testudo, then this one as care is very similar for all
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/

 

[Gillian M]

Hello @Smickleborough and a very warm welcome to the forum!