I have been reading a lot about different tortoises and while I want to pick one I like I also want to make sure I'm making a good choice for the tortoise.
I live in northern Indiana so winters get down to zero some times. I will be keeping him on a tortoise table (25-30 square feet) in my...
I do have some of those stakes to attach it to the ground and the extra protection isn't a bad idea. I wanted to be able to move mine around the yard so I can keep the tortoise in the area with sun and grass.
Not sure what "predators" we are talking about. But raccoons, and other big stuff...
When we put them in the tractor we are in the yard also. Last night he got to run around in there for about 2 hours while I did some yard work and grilled out. So far they have walked around the edges and grazed not really tried to get out. Plus out back yard is fully enclosed with a fence so...
Here is my new tortoise tractor. I was thinking about making it out of wood but after laying it out on the ground I saw how large it was going to be and how heavy. So changed it to PVC pipe.
8 feet long, 2 feet wide and about 1 foot tall. It is very light weight but very sturdy, I glued the...
I would like to do a outside setup but here in Indiana it gets below 0 so to cold for these guys to stay outside. I don't mind keeping them out side in the spring and summer but can't do it year round.
Yeah going to keep mixing it up. I have thought about planting some weeds in the table once...
Thanks for the care sheet always good to see those.
From what I have read so far both will be pretty much eating the same stuff. I have heard that romaine lettuce, collard greens and other stuff made for us humans will do fine for these guys but also have a lot more nutrients than the grass...
I found a Russian Tortoise on craigslist last week so called the guy and picked him up. I got him over the weekend and he is doing pretty good. He is 5 years old so still pretty young for a tortoise and looks to be in good health. His setup wasn't the best but I'm fixing that. He was in a 20g...
I have been reading articles online talk about using mulch with the substrate as long as it is hard wood mulch.
Are they talking about the normal mulch you can find at the local hardware store?
I know I have read many times Pine is not good but Cypress mulch is hard to find locally so I...
I'm looking at building a tortoise table for a Greek Tortoise but wondering how high the front section should be.
I have a few sheets of plywood that are pre cut 30" x 30" so I was going to put 3 together to get 30" x 90". That comes out to about 18.75 square feet so not too bad of an area...
I will see if I can get a pic tonight. He was sold as a greek so assuming they know what they are talking about , but that is a leap based on what else they told us.
Another follow up question would 12" side be high enough so he won't climb out?
Yes Indiana is a great, We moved here from North Carolina and while not as hot as Texas it's much warmer there than here. Talking with my wife and son we are going to build a 6x3 table for his room, maybe this weekend. We are going to place it so the sun can shine thru the window but still have...
Thanks for the info. I am familiar with the sand issues on impaction, we have some replies and don't keep them on sand for the same reason.
Not sure keeping him out side is a option because we are in Indiana and it gets kinda cold here. The summer it isn't a big deal but the winter is cold...
You are right I was meaning a Tub not tube. Some times my fingers are faster than my eyes.
We have talked about a out door space for him but we live in Indiana and the winters are pretty cold so guessing he won't survive them. We could do a summer time back yard space but we still need...
Okay so my son got a Greek tortoise and turns out there is a little more involved to care for than he lead me to believe. In his defense there is a lot of info out there and the sales person didn't really give us good info so we are playing a bit of catch up.
We have the Greek Tortoise...