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OK, Alex! That Wasn't Funny!!!! Alex scared the bejeezes out of me today! As previously mentioned, his indoor enclosure is in the upstairs plant room, which is just off to the side of the bathroom. I was out today doing yard work. Cutting firewood, mowing the lawn, and a bunch of other...

Here's some details on the indoor Jurassic Park build. Excluding the cost of the MVB bulb ($60), and the sandbox my sister-in-law bought ($70), the cost of materials was $54.06. Financial shortages forced me to use cheap, un-treated 1/2 inch plywood, cut into 1 ft. x 4 ft. pieces, instead...

Jurassic Park Well, things didn't go as planed. I ended up having to do this as quickly and cheaply as possible. Welcome to Alex's winter headquarters. Welcome to Jurassic Park!

Thanks guys, I posted here for some quick help on the subject. Thanks! Moved further info over to Alex's thread. L.

Alexander Wintering-Over at Valley Forge Thanks all, for the quick lighting info from the Enclosure Lighting thread. Here's some quick pics of the basic set-up as of tonight. Here's the thing in the corner of the plant room where it'll be for the winter. Trust me. Once all the other...

Thanks. The bottom of the aluminum shade for it is at 28" for now. I'll lower it a bit. L.

Haven't bought the darn thing yet, but am stringing and hanging the fixtures now. What's a ball-park figure for the height to hang a 100 watt MVB bulb above the substrate for a good temp for an adult Greek? I'll adjust it up or down later as needed, but for now I just need a basic height...

No kidding with the Subject-Line. Valley Forge is only 3 miles away from here. As I mentioned before, it's time to build Alex a new indoor enclosure for waiting out this winter. With this, I got some assistance from my sister-in-law, bless her heart, who surprised me with her buying this...

A picture of the enclosure? Sure, but aside from a few more patches of sod, a small spider plant offshoot I put in for the heck of it, and a scattering of naturally occurring growth popping up here and there, it hasn't changed much since the last pics. Maybe it has a more...

Not a friend. McAfee Anti-Virus. Every time I tried to go there before, McAfee would pop up a warning about that website. I finally have a working link to it, although it doesn't mention anything about a common lawn weed in the U.S. known as Dollar Weed. Anyone know if it's ok?

I always thought the Tortoise table site was only for what plants to feed them or plant in an enclosure. Little did I know it also covers what plants to not even have near an enclosure. I might have re-thought the location. There's two Horse Chestnut trees directly behind the fence at...

Hi Stella, I'm glad she returned home for you! Don't forget that she can dig under a fence, just like Bugs Bunny making a left-turn at Albuquerque! I recommend when you go to Lowes, get, or if they don't have it in stock at the time, just order it online there (free shipping that...

I too am a beginning Tort care-giver, and have also gone through this. You've been reading and studying so much information lately, in such a short time, that you get to the point that you're so afraid that anything you do will hurt will hurt him, that you end up doing nothing. You'll get...

Call of the Wild! Well, the weather has been co-operating lately, and I've been able to leave Alex totally outside in his domain for the last week now. He seems to be enjoying it, and I know it's good for him, but I still worry about him being outside (for no other reason than I worry...

Lots of good advice here by people who know more about Tortoise-specific care than I do. Follow the advice given by the vet and forum members and he should do well. The wounds don't look (from the pics) excessively severe and non-life threatening if well cared for, but quality, Tortoise...

Portable OutdoorEnclosure ideas Hi WC, I don't know how much you've explored the various outdoor enclosure ideas presented on the forum, but I thought I'd provide a link to the thread of the one that inspired me most on the creation of mine. http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-47415.html...

Nix the rock Thanks J, I'd decided against that heated rock idea already, for the exact reason you mentioned. Plus that those are not meant for outdoor use, despite their claims of being waterproof. I just thought that a small heat source that only used 5-10 watts might be something to think...

Almost in reach It seems I may have to re-work the cave again. My dearly-loved sister-in-law, Karen, who is of less than standard height (vertically challenged) , and is a blend of Mother Teresa and Saint Francis, had to bring Alex in for the night the other evening while I was at work. It...

McAfee keeps telling me not to go to that website for some reason. The fern is a Kimberly Queen. He climbs into it, over it, through it, but doesn't seem to try to eat it. Yvonne mentioned that she uses ferns, so I thought I'd try it. NBD, as all the big plants are just plug-in holes and...

Hi WC, Enclosure looks good. Lots of sun and shady corners. Driving individual wooden stakes every few inches around the perimeter to prevent her from digging under the sides might take a while to install. You might think about using some kind of garden edging material...