Recent content by Terp88

I am relatively new to this forum, but some thoughts came to mind about this thread. I joined this forum to get practical feedback from a good population of people who genuinely care about tortoises and care enough about helping people to respond to questions using their time and energy. So in...

Yes!! But nothing right now :(

Looking to adopt a Russian or Hermanns (or reputable breeder) in Indianapolis IN Thank you! I’ve posted about my enclosure build here: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/tort-table.228335/

I’m back with an upgrade thanks to feedback from @The_Four_Toed_Edward and others! I decided to boost the railing height by 3” all around with some polycarbonate, now total wall height is well over 6” so feeling better that a Russian wouldn’t be able to scale it! Got some simple 1/8” U channel...

Thank you! I mixed up my brand names!

Railings are 4” tall right now, so I’ll need to keep an eye if they end up needing more height! Ramp is sloped at 22 degrees and is 9” inches wide. So probably no full u turn capable for an adult.

Feel free to reach out to me with questions! I can also export the dimensions of the cut pieces into a list with pictures if it helps!

I read through that and the other posts on basic care for temperate tortoises! So helpful before actually buying the wrong things! I have been looking at this UV LED light on Amazon (which seems to have good reviews). I was going to get the UV 6.5 meter and do a thorough spatial mapping analysis...

Thanks for that note. I did have a similar (actually lower) railing in the past with a Russian and never saw any issues but I’ll keep that in mind! Would a Hermanns be less likely to try to scale the railing?

Wow! Thanks for such thorough recommendations and references! I was thinking going straight to adult, so Russian seems to be a great option! I still might do enclosed eventually based on the feedback I’m getting here and I can definitely skip on the under heating pad, I guess it’s just an...

Thanks for the feedback! I plan to monitor temperatures and humidity in multiple locations as I test it out (pre tort). I understand there’s some debate about enclosed vs open and I’ve been successful in the past with open. Regardless, I have a plan B which involves using sheet acrylic to built...

Hi! I designed a CAD model using Autodesk Fusion Personal version and built this tort table using local hardware items. I build one about 15 years ago but since had to part with that tort and table and now I have kids of my own, it's time to introduce them into the great world of tortoise...