outdoor enclosures

  1. biochemnerd808

    New cinderblock habitat build!

    I want to share my winter break project: building a new 25ft x 16.5ft tortoise habitat that shares walls with my other non-rectangular habitat. 🐢 🐢 🐢 🧱 Level foundation ✔️ Multiple elevation changes ✔️ Meshes with the existing other habitat wall ✔️ Muscles from hacking through shale ✔️...
  2. Coconikki

    Leopard Tortoise Outdoor Enclosure

    Hello! I am currently building an outdoor enclosure for my leopard tortoise. I live in North Carolina. What base substrate should I use? The natural soil we have is very sandy.. I plan on growing a variety of grasses and weeds inside the enclosure. Is the natural soil okay? Thank you!
  3. B

    New Tortoise Enclosure For Red-Footed Tortoises

    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...
  4. M

    Right climate for Redfoot?

    I'd like to build an outdoor enclosure for my redfoot to give him some extra space and time outside. I live in Indiana so a pretty temperate climate. During the summers it can be hot and humid with a few days in the low 100s here and there, but usually highs between 80-90. The lows are usually...
  5. Wayfarin

    Ideal plants for an outdoor red-eared slider pond? Any plants that can withstand grazing?

    Hello, folks! As I've mentioned on other threads, we have a female red-eared slider named Teresa, and after her spending years in a rather undersized aquarium, I am interested in the idea of moving her into an outdoor enclosure with a large pond and a land area for basking and digging. My...
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