Advice (enclosure size)

jharrris

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I think I need a bigger indoor enclosure for my Russian tortoise. Would something like this (pic attached) be good for her? And how would I light it? Thank you! I think the dividers slide and are removeable.Screenshot_2023-01-29-00-59-33-322.jpg
 

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What are the dimensions? How would you make a floor for it? Your tortoise shouldn't be on the floor.

You would hang the lighting from the ceiling.
 

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You would also need to create a visual barrier all the way around the bottom of it.

By the time you add a floor and a visual barrier, and put it up on legs to get it off the floor, it seems like it would be much simpler, cheaper and easier to just build your own enclosure by putting walls and legs on a 4x8 sheet of plywood.
 

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You would also need to create a visual barrier all the way around the bottom of it.

By the time you add a floor and a visual barrier, and put it up on legs to get it off the floor, it seems like it would be much simpler, cheaper and easier to just build your own enclosure by putting walls and legs on a 4x8 sheet of plywood.
I see, thank you
 

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What are the dimensions? How would you make a floor for it? Your tortoise shouldn't be on the floor.

You would hang the lighting from the ceiling.
Okay, what about this garden bed if I remove the metal stuff and add a floor and shaded area with plywood?
 

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Makes sense, we get them sometimes. I'll try to prevent them from getting in the enclosure
Its not a big deal if they do get in. They are harmless detrivores in spite of our universal worldwide disgust with them. They can't hurt you or your tortoise.
 
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