enclosure

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information on an effective example of a starter enclosure for a red foot/cherry head😊 Care advice for these guys is painfully behind, fb pages, YouTube, pet stores, they’re all repeating the same outdated advice, this forum is made of...

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

Hi, about two months ago I posted that I got a new Russian Torotise and needed some advice about his enclosure and pretty much everything. The responses were amazing and they truly helped a lot. Since then, I have updated his enclosure to a bigger size and changed his substrate. The other day I...

Hello All, I’m back after 12 years and it feels great to be apart of the community again! I’m here to share what I feel is the best option for those looking to provide a spacious, closed chamber enclosure for the best price possible. After looking searching far and wide for an enclosure that...

Just got Alffies (Eatsern Herman’s) new grow tent set up! It’s a 5x5. Amazing at holding ambient heat and humidity. I have an additional UVB I’ll be putting up later today and some LED’s to brighten it up a bit. Open to any suggestions for changes or what to add. Cheers 🇨🇦

I just finished an outdoor enclosure for my 1yr old Elongated Tortoise. The plants include Boston Fern, Plantain and Dandelion, which need to grow a bit. I included a small amount of shade cloth to keep the high heat and UV down here in South Florida. The top screen panels came out nice and...

Since several folks have asked about how to make a closed chamber baby enclosure out of a 55gal Sterilite tote, here are some pics and description of how I do. This is not the most beautiful option, but since the babies will only be in here for 9-12 months, I'm okay with that. My own Russian...

hey everyone!! its me again ~~ i now have officially finished setting up my baby hermann's enclosure !! see pictures below, is there anything to add or to remove in your opinion?? bc of lighting and uvb i already checked in other threads and it seems to be the correct ones ;) humidity is...

Hi everyone i'm new around here but i wish to become more involved day by day. by the end of the month ill get my little western Herman turtle, rn he/she is like 4.5cm, she's beeing soaked costantly and feed right waiting for me to pick her up. I'm trying to gather the most amount of usefull...

Trying to get info and thoughts for our 3 year old female sulcatta. We live in Charleston, SC so it's very humid and hot during the summer here. We want to move Voldetort outside but have some questions. We've got the pen set up and got a large dog house to be her keep. Haven't moved her out...

Hello everyone! This is my first post so let me know if I'm missing any details. I want some feedback on my outdoor enclosure for my Russian tortoise. It's about 8ft by 8ft. The bottom in coco coir with some cypress mulch, pretty deep so he can burrow (the bottom has chicken wire so he can't...

Hi everyone! My baby eastern hermann is 7 months old, and his or her enclosure is 4x2ft. Is that big enough? If yes when I need to upgrade to a bigger one? Thanks in advance! Natalie x

Hi, I am making a new tortoise enclosure for red-footed tortoises that I will be getting soon. It will be 520 cm long, 210 cm wide, and 150 cm high. I live in Ireland, so it will be in an insulated shed. I am getting 3 females and 1 male. Could you recommend whether mercury vapour lights or full...

Hello I’m trying to find a better substrate for my 1 year old western Hermann tortoise than just coco coir I was thinking of adding some plants to make her enclosure look better and make her enjoy exploring it but the coco coir on its own is not structured and strong enough to let a plant...

I've been prepping to adopt a rescue adult male Sulcata, I had planned for a fenced enclosure, house with heating and wadding area. So far all I have is the house. I spoke with the rescue owner today who said "it looks like you're all ready to adopt!". I was confused. She went on to explain...

Hey y'all! First post on here and im so excited i found this forum. I live in south florida and have a red foot tortoise that we are looking to move outside. I havent had the yard to be able to give him the outside life he deserves so im so excited for him to thrive outside. Im looking for...

Hi everyone. As I mentioned on my introductory thread, a tortoise will join our family soon. This forum has been an incredible resource, especially for theory of closed chamber design. I've made some progress on both my Aldabra enclosures (indoor & outdoor). Indoor: 1) Found a used 'Animal...

Hi y’all, so I’m working on building an 8’x4’ indoor enclosure for my Russian and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how I should do the general lighting. I’ve got heat and UV figured out, but I’d like to have additional lighting as well. At first I thought about affixing LED light...

Morning all, almost finished our Hermanns set up! I’ve added a picture if you could all let me know whether it looks okay 👍 I’m getting a solar meter at the end of the month as my partner so very kindly offered to pay half with me…and will be getting a small green house roof. In terms of...

Three similar size new enclosures for two adult Russians and one baby red foot.