I see no reason you cant use a ceramic heat emitter for this enclosure as long as its not close enough to cook the torts or melt the plastic.

Hi all,

Excellent, thank you everyone for all your information, pictures. I can't wait to go to the pet shop after work tomorrow and get their new home. I was going to get one in the first place, and then ended up going to a specialist tortoise shop and being sold a load of rubbish. Poor little tortoises. I will post some pictures when they are all set up. Maybe it will take them a while to settle in again, but hopefully they will be happy. Do I need to worry about drafts from the window (that does not close properly)? Going to get my tape measure out and see what size to get!

Cheers

Laura

cvalda Wrote:

That's a HUGE bag of Mazuri, Anja!!!

LOL Just 25lbs Kelly, much cheaper that way. lol I picked Tracy up a bag when I ordered mine too. Let me know if you need some and I can place an order for it.

Hi guys,

Can you please tell me more about the Mazuri. What is it? Is it something that I can get in the uk?

Cheers Laura

You can read more about the Mazuri diet and whats its marketed under in the UK at this thread.


http://tortoiseforum.org/showthread.php?tid=951&page=1

Hello,

I got my 'rabbit cage today, but unfortunately when I got home I took it into the garden shed to fill with soil and sand the plastic base broke. The sand and soil were a bit wet (was planning on drying it out in house for a few days) so heavy ish and the base could not take the weight. I had been planning on putting in a stand too to keep the tortoises off the floor but have had to take all back to the shop to get a refund. Now I don't know whether to get another one or make my own wooden tortoise table. Anyway, thought I would just warn everyone who is using the rabbit cage to be a bit careful with weight! Having said that I have watch my friends use the cages for indoor rabbits without any problems - maybe I was just unlucky. Boo hoo, and I was so excited for my little tortoises.

Laura

Laura, why not place a board under the plastic tub? This would give you the stability of a wooden bottom but the connivance of the cage. I have my hatchling in a plastic tub and let me tell you dirt weighs a lot. So I just placed a piece of plywood under the tub and it worked like a charm. I lift board and all and no breakage.

This was a very helpful post! I was looking at the same idea for our guy. Simply because I like the protection the top has to offer.