Recent content by Mr3dPHD

Hey everybody. Some of you already met me in the enclosures forum but I never properly introduced myself. I'm Mr3d! I'm not a tortoise owner, but there's a good chance I will be soon so I figured this would be a great way to make sure I do things the right way. Nothing worse than a pet owner who...

I definitely want to be able to sit and read while the tortoise shuffles around.

These suggestions will be very useful, thanks Yvonne! I'll definitely post photos if and when this all happens. I'm not moving in until July, so it will be some time after that. Until then, I'll research the heck out of this as I do with everything so I can be as close to an expert as one can...

Awesome ideas! Man, the greenhouse enclosure idea would be COOOOL! I bet it would cost a fortune though, and I have no idea how we would keep the inside of the glass clean from algae. The hidden borrow sounds very reasonable. We'll most likely do that. So what about the ground? I'm a total noob...

I know, I'm very excited! Someone suggested a bearded dragon, but for whatever reason, I'm way more interested in a tortoise. What max size variety do you think would be okay? Pretty small you say?

According to the floorplan, it's 105 sqft. You can see the general shape of the enclosure in the attached screenshot. So I guess what I need to know is 1) what type of tortoise would be a good choice, and 2) how do I modify this enclosure to make it ideal if a tortoise? I'm in central Florida...

Hi everyone! I've never owned a tortoise, but I have a unique opportunity most people don't get and I'm very interested in getting one. I just bought a house and there's an open air atrium in the center! Essentially, it's a huge animal enclosure. Since three toed sloths are a little hard to come...