My first Tort Table :)

[Dan Tennick]

Hey all!

Only 6 days left until i pick up my new Tort from local breeder! So excited!! Cant wait!

Yesterday, i finally finished his Table i have been working on for a while. I thought id show you all my work

I thought id set it up early so it gives the table and its contents the chance to settle down before Tyler arrives

Hope you all like it!

Dan

 

[IBeenEasy]

great job bro, looks awesome

 

[Dan Tennick]

great job bro, looks awesome

Cheers bro!

 

[IBeenEasy]

Cheers bro!

that sticker is the best loll

 

[taza]

What did you use for subsrtate, what are the little white things in it?

 

[Dan Tennick]

Top Soil & Sand 50/50 mix with added Calcium

 

[Dan Tennick]

What did you use for subsrtate, what are the little white things in it?

50:50 top soil & sand mix with added Calcium

 

[Dan Tennick]

that sticker is the best loll

Haha! its cool innit? i got it off eBay for £2! Haha

 

[IBeenEasy]

Haha! its cool innit? i got it off eBay for £2! Haha

lol thats cool bro, very cool idea

 

[Dan Tennick]

lol thats cool bro, very cool idea

Thanks man!

 

[tortdad]

What is the humidity level inside the box and what age/type of tort?

 

[Dan Tennick]

What is the humidity level inside the box and what age/type of tort?

1 Year old Horsfield, and the humidity meter is showing 50!

 

[Abdulla6169]

I'd not recommend those disk thermometers (they're just inaccurate)

 

[Dan Tennick]

I've got 3 Digital ones too!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Sand is not good, can cause imapactions... health issues! I would hang that wire up too. The big gray thing, is it a UTH? Exposed it could cause burns, but you could cover up with soil!
Also, great job on the plants, but I've found that they are more likely to get squashed by the tortoise as apposed to in the open Your bulb isa Mercury Vapor ZOO med right? I remmeber that... great size though Good luck with future tortoise!!!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Love that sign, btw!

 

[Dan Tennick]

Love that sign, btw!

Thanks very much! the wire is only the Thermometer cable. Just trying to get the Temps right yeah, I will be changing it to just usual Top Soil as soon as I can. The grey thing is just a Piece of slate. I was told that using a bit of slate would be good to keep his/ her beak and nails trimmed?

Thanks

 

[Abdulla6169]

Thanks very much! the wire is only the Thermometer cable. Just trying to get the Temps right yeah, I will be changing it to just usual Top Soil as soon as I can. The grey thing is just a Piece of slate. I was told that using a bit of slate would be good to keep his/ her beak and nails trimmed?

Thanks

It's is when used as a food dish

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

great then! Sorry, looked like one of those UTHs!
The slate really does do wonders for long nails and beak trimmings! 50% humidity is really g0od for a russain. I have problems keeping it there, so make sure to mist!

 

[Dan Tennick]

great then! Sorry, looked like one of those UTHs!
The slate really does do wonders for long nails and beak trimmings! 50% humidity is really g0od for a russain. I have problems keeping it there, so make sure to mist!

Haha its OK! Yeah, i've heard the slate does wonders how often do you recommend i mist the Substrate? Once daily? Or weekly?