Hello! New to the forum.Included video link to our friends little outdoor habitat

[MrT for me]

Hello! New to the forum and glad to be here. After a month of planning and 3 months of building I finally finished his outdoor habitat. His name is MrT and he is a 3 year old Sulcata. It doesn’t look like much but a lot of thought and research went into his house. He really seems to like it. He lives in the northern part of New Mexico USA. Winters can get into the 10 degree F’ range. I just finished it as winter is starting to set in. Due to this I was not able to plant vegetation and have to let him venture into our other yard that has all kinds of yummy grass and weeds for him. Next summer I plan on planting vegetation in his habitat yard area(minus the outer circumference of coarse) .

 

[T Smart]

Hi, welcome to forum! It's quite the setup you got there! Looks great.

 

[LaLaP]

Hello and welcome! Wow! You've really put some work into that setup and it's so nice. Lucky Mr T!

 

[Shazam]

Simply awsome

 

[Brent morreale]

Very Cool idea with the Storage bin.

 

[MrT for me]

Wow, thank you so much! It’s quite a compliment coming from people that have so much more experience than me. He’s just so important to us. We were entrusted with him by my wife’s brother who passed away way too soon. We love him for sentimental reasons but it’s just a total bonus that he’s so cool and has such a fun personality. Thanks again for such a warm welcome.

 

[MrT for me]

....oh, and lest I forget. Thank you all that take the time to post your experience and ideas on this forum. I spent many a day browsing this forum as I was planning and preparing MrT’s habitat. Made such a massive difference for a newbie like me. THANK YOU!

 

[TriciaStringer]

Great job!

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!

My speakers don't work, so please excuse me if you addressed this in your video: Tortoises dig at the corners when they're getting ready to settle down for the night. It's just second nature for a burrowing tortoise to enlarge and modify his burrow when settling in for the night. If you don't protect the rigid foam walls at tortoise height, he's soon going to destroy them.

Other than that, I love the area you've set up for the tortoise. It looks great.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Nice set up inside and out. Will definitely save this thread. I will be needing to do that next year

 

[MrT for me]

Welcome to the Forum!

My speakers don't work, so please excuse me if you addressed this in your video: Tortoises dig at the corners when they're getting ready to settle down for the night. It's just second nature for a burrowing tortoise to enlarge and modify his burrow when settling in for the night. If you don't protect the rigid foam walls at tortoise height, he's soon going to destroy them.

Other than that, I love the area you've set up for the tortoise. It looks great.

I really appreciate your input. Are the bumpers I used not tall enough? It might be kinda hard to see in the video. I’ll include a couple pictures when I was building it. It’s 16” high synthetic non toxic decking material that’s impervious to mold or mildew. That’s the only reason that I went with it over conventional wood, but I could easily add another 16” if needed? I knew it might be too low. Curses!

 

[MrT for me]

Please do critique my setup. I rather get critiques than inadvertently do something that might harm our little friend. I really do appreciate it. For anybody interested I have close to 400 pictures I took while building it so if you need any more clarification on the material used or the way in which I built it I would be more than happy to pass that on to you if you’d like. Thanks again my new forum friends.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Please do critique my setup. I rather get critiques than inadvertently do something that might harm our little friend. I really do appreciate it. For anybody interested I have close to 400 pictures I took while building it so if you need any more clarification on the material used or the way in which I built it I would be more than happy to pass that on to you if you’d like. Thanks again my new forum friends.

I will definitely be picking your brain next summer. I really like 6×6 or 8×8 you used for the border. Also the weather resistant enclosure

 

[MrT for me]

Added a remote monitor today.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Added a remote monitor today.

Nice. When I went on my first 3 day vacation leaving Opo. Tom suggested a cam to keep a eye on Opo. I love it.
Great job on the enclosure

 

[MrT for me]

Nice. When I went on my first 3 day vacation leaving Opo. Tom suggested a cam to keep a eye on Opo. I love it.
Great job on the enclosure

Thanks Ray! My wife makes fun of me. Calls me the “overprotective parent”. I tell her “failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. Lol

 

[MPappagallo]

Hello! New to the forum and glad to be here. After a month of planning and 3 months of building I finally finished his outdoor habitat. His name is MrT and he is a 3 year old Sulcata. It doesn’t look like much but a lot of thought and research went into his house. He really seems to like it. He lives in the northern part of New Mexico USA. Winters can get into the 10 degree F’ range. I just finished it as winter is starting to set in. Due to this I was not able to plant vegetation and have to let him venture into our other yard that has all kinds of yummy grass and weeds for him. Next summer I plan on planting vegetation in his habitat yard area(minus the outer circumference of coarse) .

What a wonderful enclosure! I am sure Mr T loves it! I really liked the use of the garden storage shed as a "house".....such a great idea!