Which fencing material?

[BodaTort1]

Hi guys... I need your help and experience again. I need to put fencing around my garden to keep my new sullies out. Both are 16in and 25lbs. Their enclosures have landscape blocks stacked 4 high, but I want to use something different with my garden.
So from your experience what materials worked best -that looked nice but also was Sully-proof. I am worried about them destroying a fence by ramming into it or attempting to climb it.
Thank you guys for your advice/suggestions!!

 

[BodaTort1]

I am hoping I can get some advice, I am worried they will attempt to climb or push thru a chain link fence, smash thru a wood fence and push over a plastic fence. Hmmm.......

 

[Yvonne G]

Whatever you use, make it be solid. If they can see through, then they will always and continually try to get through. I like to use corral boards nailed up horizontally to 4x4 posts.

I have a 110lb sulcata living on the other side of this fence. It contains him.

 

[Itort]

Be sure to mount horizontals inside upright posts facing tort.

 

[BodaTort1]

Thank you Yvonne and Larry. I never even considered corral boards... Haha and I live in Texas with corrals everywhere! And Larry Thank you for pointing out that requirement. I totally understand the reason behind it but once again never thought of it. Thank you guys for saving me time, frustration and $$.

 

[dmmj]

I use plain old grey cinder blocks stacked 2 high.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Any PT boards should do the trick. We use 2x10's, very strong and stable! I also know many that use concrete blocks as dmmj indicated, they seem to work well and are easily rearrangeable or movable if needed.

 

[EricIvins]

Landscape timbers or railroad ties are cost effective and look decent if installed correctly. 2xanythings are way to expensive for what they are, and I've had a 90lb Sulcata go right through corral boards. You have to be careful when pressure treated wood starts drying either way. Some of it cracks and goes brittle, which is always a weak point when any Tortoise decides to test a fence.......The landscape timbers may warp a bit, but I have never seem one break over anything but hydraulic pressure.........