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ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 21/06/2008 by shazzler

hi everybody, can you give me any advice on how to create a great set up outside for my tort,the area will be approx 6ft by 3ft oblong in a raised bed of concrete blocks, i will be putting in various hides,pots & shrubs and im hoping the floor will have parts with sand/soil and parts with stones/slate to let him trim his claws, ive judged the sunshine in this area and concluded that half of it will have full sun most of the day and half will have shade( hopefully).im going to add a permanent hutch type house( the type i can lift the lid and peek into) even tho i will be bringing him in at night for thr forseeable future, i really need advice on the following :

should i put the heat lamp inside the house & if so what temps should it be set at

what type of bedding stuff will be best to use

should i still use a basking lamp on the cloudier days

all advice will be greatly recievedClick and drag me down to the editor

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 21/06/2008 by shazzler

Click and drag me down to the editor where are my manners, i forgot to say thanks in advance xxxx

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 22/06/2008 by tpgadmin

Hiya

In relation to heating your tort house then yes you will need to.  the type of heating you will need to use will depend on the size of the hutch.  if you can give details on that we should be able to help further.  As for a substarte use sand/soil as your horsfield will need to burrow in it.  Hemp is too course and sharp for a small tort.

Have you had a look in the TPG picture gallery to get some great ideas of outdoor set ups for young torts?  Make sure you don't add anything around the edges, even plants, as Twiglet will use it as a ladder to climb out.  Ensure that he can't burrow his way out underneath.  My large Russian encclosure fence goes down about 10" below ground.  For the younger tortoises there is chick wire under the soil.  I also have plenty of rocky climbing areas for them.

HTH

Helen

 

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 24/06/2008 by Tangerine

One of my enclosures which is dog proof ;)

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Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 24/06/2008 by tpgadmin

Hi Tangerine

 

I've just looked at your enclosures and as usual there are some great ideas.  I wished we lived a little closer and you wouldn't be able to keep me away.  I'm posting the links again to see if I can make them live links for you:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6072/p1000627copietr8.jpg/img

 

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3737/p1000628copiegf6.jpg/img

 

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/847/enclos1cg8.jpg/img

 

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7388/enclos2qw3.jpg/img

 

I hope this has worked.

 

Helen

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 24/06/2008 by tpgNina

It's worked, Helen -- thank you. And very nice looking enclosure, Tangerine!

Nina

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 24/06/2008 by Tangerine

Thank you for your help Helen - in future I'll know I need to post the direct links ;)

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 25/06/2008 by shazzler

thanks tangerine and helen, those enclosures have given me some great ideas, whats the plant with the little blue flowers called hun ? xxx

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 25/06/2008 by Tangerine

The plant with blue flowers is called Campanula  Click and drag me down to the editor

You can see some wild edible plants here - a small selection which I regularly complete. 

http://tortue.forumpro.fr/l-alimentation-et-les-plantations-f15/sauvages-et-comestibles-t265.htm

They absolutely love the Sedum album but depending on the size of the plants and the size of the tortoise(s) it will not last long.  I go in the country side to pick mine since it grows naturally where I live.

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 26/06/2008 by shazzler

thanks hun but i cant get onto the link you posted as its asking for your password, but thanks for trying xxx

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 15/11/2009 by clairesimmons1974

Hi There, I think I have Sedum! Could you post an image of your sedum so I can see if its the same. Thanks :)

I had read somewhere that some Sedums are toxic is this true? Claire

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 15/11/2009 by clairesimmons1974

Hi I just googled it, Add the link for you to see :)

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 15/11/2009 by clairesimmons1974

I have this too, This is Sedum aswell...http://www.marlysgardens.com/photos/sedum/tiniest_sedum_pot.jpg

Is this safe too??

Re: ideas on outside enclosures needed please
Posted: 16/11/2009 by VivTPG

Hi, I have found a previous post that says this about sedum

"All sedum is fine (except sedum acre, which is slightly toxic), and you should be fine, but maybe only a couple of times a week, as too much of the succulent plants (like sedum spectabile, which is a favourite) can cause runny poos."

Regards VivienneClick and drag me down to the editor

 

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