Recent content by CaggyQ

Hello right back! :) Thanks so much. I have scooted the UV closer to the left and raised the basking lamp higher (and removed the mesh). Thanks for pointing out an exit route. I wouldn't put it past Yoshi at all! I'm just about to pop out to the shop to get some wire: I'm going to get a square...

Little heads up: the water leaf he loves - he’s a bit of a bruiser now so he just sticks his head right in. I’m not concerned at all about any drowning risks, but I want him to have a little more fun as well!

Yoshi’s temporary new enclosure! This is going to do him for the next year until I upgrade to full size (I’m thinking of just getting two raised beds and finding a way to join them together… maybe a fun enclosed bridge for a safe crossing! This is the progress so far. I’m swapping out plants...

Yes, @COmtnLady I’m aware of that, but thank you for checking in 😊❤️

Hi Alex, You’re a superstar - thank you for the update! The idea of a tray with freshly sprouted greens is a brilliant idea. He’d love that! I’ve also ready ordered some orchid bark; I think I’ll get some large flat pebbles for him to try as well. Just want to keep him engaged and happy. 🐢

Hi everyone! So sorry for not updating: had a busy few months. So I have acquired a raised plant bed that’s large enough to be a tortoise table. I got some pond liner too for the inner lining, and have been buying some pot plants for tort friendly plants for him to hide 💕 I have a substrate...

As always, thank you so much for all of your advice - @Littleredfootbigredheart! :) I am not the biggest fan of coir myself... It dries out very quickly. I have gotten a Mediterranean sand/soil mix and some orchid bark to offer more enrichment. I want him to be able to dig in deep! I also found...

Hi everyone! Little update: his enclosure is going to be constructed this weekend. 🥳 He needs it a wider one just to facilitate roaming. I have a little side question - I’m using Mediterranean soil tortoise substrate, and it’s drying out pretty quickly. How can I keep it most without potentially...

Brilliant. I’ll look into that! I’ll send photo updates as it progresses 😊

Such a valuable point, but unfortunately Yoshi hails from Ireland. 🇮🇪 So keeping him inside and cosy is a must! He’s also a Russian tortoise - that’s also another reason why I’m upgrading cause he’s grown out of his current one 🐢

Thank you so much for this! 🐢 do you think I could use laminate flooring as well to reinforce the bottom and then put pond liner on top of that? Just to make it extra waterproof! 😉 I am going to recycle some of his old materials for it as well: he has a lighting setup with rod poles that I’m...

Hi everyone, I want to give my little buddy a new enclosure to match my office, but I want to make it myself to avoid excessive design costs and make it look good (it's in my office, where I work). I was looking at bookshelves as a starting point, but am I right in saying something like this...

Hi everyone, I was bathing Yoshi today and I noticed a slight change in his shell, and I just wanted to know what you all thought! Does this look like shell rot to you? And if so, how would you recommend I treat it? Also, when I got him as a hatchling his scutes were elevated; I’ve been...

Thank you so much everyone! I did use a clamp, but changed it with the advice given on the forum in a previous chat. I’m so grateful for advice like this because it’s so easy to trust in a product and expect it to do what it needs to do. I have an extension chord for one of my thermostats, but...

Hey everyone! I just have a general question that I thought might be worth the discussion. How do you make sure your tortoise tables are safe and you are mitigating the risk of a fire? 🤔 I have two thermostats, that are monitoring things from each end of the table, but I’m just wondering if...