Home Made Enclosure

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

I just made my tortoise table using plywood and i have fully waterproofed with the measurements 7ft length and 4ft width and 18 inches height. Also it has some isolated place where they can hide themselves completely and also has open grilled area where they can bask and get all the natural light and wind.
From India.

Thank you!

 

[wellington]

Looks good. Who is this for and are you adding lights/heat or moving it outside?

 

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

Looks good. Who is this for and are you adding lights/heat or moving it outside?

Hey hi, thank you much,.. firstly im very new to this forum just today i signed in since im going to adopt and own a pair of geochelone elegans.

So im going to keep this enclosure fully outside so that i get everything from nature and naturally, since in my area its going to be a monsoon start i may consider buying some heat lamps during nights and some rainy mornings, but other than that i don't see a necessity of providing a separate uv lights to it.

And i would really appreciate if anyone can suggest me good heating lamp or heating mat for it, also any good ready foods for them as i dont get a proper grass or weeds which i see in google out of India.

Any recommendations would be greatfuly appriciated. Just getting preped for upcoming adoption...

 

[wellington]

@Markw84 @Kapidolo Farms
Mark and Will may be able to help you more with diet and care.

 

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

Great thanks I can feel the support and confidence here...

 

[Sarah2020]

Looks great well done. Who will be the occupants? I assume they are native to India please share more information and pictures. You will need substrate i.e orchid bark. I suggest you drill some drainage holes in the base incase there is lots if rain and it needs to drain out. Location of the enclosure will be important to provide sun and shade.

 

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

Looks great well done. Who will be the occupants? I assume they are native to India please share more information and pictures. You will need substrate i.e orchid bark. I suggest you drill some drainage holes in the base incase there is lots if rain and it needs to drain out. Location of the enclosure will be important to provide sun and shade.

Yep they are native to India, initially i was looking for leopards and hermanis but i dint get anywhere here in my nearby place so just got to know that elegans are much easy available i should speak with our local forest officer for approval and stuff before i get them, but still they are dreams to get them. Not sure how it works i may even end up just keeping the empty enclosure as days goes i will update.!!!

Well about the placing this portable enclosure, i have a place where half covered with roof and half i visible to sky so that sun light can enter,

During rainy season i have made rolling wheels stand for the enclosure where i can pushed inside towards end of the fully covered room so that the rain water is impossible to enter.

But still i have to do something for warmer temps inside the quater portion of the enclosure. No proper equipment or tool is available here, i have make one if possible.!!!

 

[Sarah2020]

Good luck. I think you will have interesting times ahead.