~ It's been two weeks now and until yesterday none of the tortoises would go inside the barn. Sampson was the first, he seemed to have just walked inside and fell asleep. Hoping this trend continues @ ALDABRAMAN. 
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The structure and land look awesome!
~ Thank you, hoping all the effort works out.
Jan A
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@ALDABRAMAN do you think the heat lamps are necessary if you are heating the air in the barn with those other heaters you installed?
~ I do not, one heater should be more than sufficient. I am simply testing them out, this is the first cold weather since our relocation. Things went well last night. Tonight i am just using one heater to see how it works. I suspect one heater that is set at about 70f will be very adequate. The heat lamps are simply as a back up source if needed, my primary heating sources will be the heaters, I plan on only using one at a time and rotating them for use @ ALDABRAMAN.
~ First day in the containment pen, went well @ ALDABRAMAN.
~ First night using the new heaters @ ALDABRAMAN. 
~ Fresh 100% Orchard grass hay today @ ALDABRAMAN. 
I'm more impressed by that stack of Mazuri bags than the orchard grass! Those bales look quite a bit different in color from the stuff we get by us. Our Aldabras really like to eat orchard grass now, it sure makes feeding them easy.
Did you have to move all of them into the barn when we had the cold front or did they find it on their own? I would assume they would still be pissed about being moved to the new pasture and either refuse to go into the barn or just not know where it is.
Did you have to move all of them into the barn when we had the cold front or did they find it on their own? I would assume they would still be pissed about being moved to the new pasture and either refuse to go into the barn or just not know where it is.
~ They had to be coached into the rear containment area the day before with food and then they easily went inside during the night.
Thomas tortoise
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I just love seeing all these pictures! Keep em' coming!
