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When Buzz my sully first did that I was amazed. Oh and his pop....especially when he steps into it and then knows I just washed down the patio and prances around the patio and I walk out and I have all these tortoise pop foot marks. The joy of it! "Some Tortoise"! (I stole that line from...

Hi Marco My KANE mat came with a temperature controller. That is why I am asking what temp to set it at. I have the radiator connected to the thermostat and it works great

Hi Tom, I have the temperature controller and went with your idea of a oil radiator heater already. My enclosure is warm. My question is more about the KANE mat and what temp to keep it at. I have it at 72 but should it go higher?

Question I just started using my Kane mat and not sure what temperature to set it at. My African Tort is 80ish lbs

Thanks for the post, I had downloaded @Tom blueprint and I just finished mine with help from a neighbor. Still need to get it sealed better but Buzz loves it. Just not sure what temp to set the Kane Mat

Good Morning, Have built my tortoise structure and have purchased a Kane mat per Tom's @Tom suggestion. What temperature do you put your Kane mat too. I have it at 72 but it feels cold. I have the one with a temperature setting I can adjust.

I don't have pics but Buzz let's me know when I need to come out and visit him by rearranging the patio furniture. 90% of the time he walks around it and it stays put. But when he is in that mood... my table ended up all the way across the yard and the chairs were all over the back patio. I...

Cutest thing ever... he moves fast

Hi Tom, Didn't you post the how toos on here at one time. I remember seeing them and I want to print out. My neighbor has all the tools we need and he will help me build this box. But I wanted to give him something more specific than just the list. I remember it looked a lot like a toy box...

I am looking for some plans on how to make a large outdoor structure for my 80lb tortoise. This will be mostly for his winter time so he has a warm place to sleep when our temps get into the 40s and lower. I have an outdoor outlet near by to set up heat lamps. I thought I saw a nice structure...

Buzz has almost a 1/4 of an acre to roam in. I have a decent size area of grass that he gets to graze in all day long. He has a long back portion that weeds grow and he has all he wants of this and wildflowers when I throw seeds down. When my honeysuckle is blooming he will nibble from that and...

Are there any organic remedies for weed prevention for grass? I just spend a lot of time hand weeding the yard but I I have a lot of Burr medic weeds in the lawn. I just saw that you can pour boiling water on them to kill them. Put are there any organic weeks options out there.

New photo of Buzz Lightyear

My enclosure at night is around 60 degrees. My guy is 75lbs. Should I try to get it warmer? it is 45 at night. What kind of heating pad should I by. The bottom of his night enclosure is plywood on concrete.

@Hippytort I live in AZ and we have cold nights now..45 degrees. During day with sun mine likes to go to the side of house and let the blocks and rocks warm him up. His enclosure stays about 60 during the night. Once he is warm and the sun stays out he starts roaming and eating.

Great post, so I have questions. I have tried the kiddie pool during the summer and Buzz would not go near it. I have a lawn that gets watered and he eats from it all the time and sometimes walks right over the sprinkler head and gets a nice douching from underneath. I have finally put a low...

I rescued this guy and I am his 3rd owner and with my backyard/habitat hope to make it his last owner. I was told he weighs approximately 75lbs in September. His previous owner had a patio type home so the tortoise had limited wandering range. I have a 1600 sq ft home on a coroner lot with just...

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Here is Buzz Lightyear.

Unfortunately that is not possible and we did bring the two together before we moved the big guy to his new home. My back yard is a habitat with big block walls and secured gates. He has a large grass area as well.