New home for Eggbert the AZ Desert Tortoise...
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That is going to be awesome!!
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I can't wait to see pictures when it's through.
What are all the plants you are adding?
What are all the plants you are adding?
Wow 
Very nice!!!
What are the walls? Are those cinder blocks covered in concrete?
What are the walls? Are those cinder blocks covered in concrete?
VERY nice.. I t looks like a Zoo exhibit!
Did you buy that large cactus? I have one about 1/2 that size that I planted about 2 years ago..
I just poked a 1/2 pad in to the ground and let it be..
Did you buy that large cactus? I have one about 1/2 that size that I planted about 2 years ago..
I just poked a 1/2 pad in to the ground and let it be..
You must show pics of the finished product!!!!!!
Thanks for all of your kind comments! The lawn was previously 30' x 30', and this was meant to cut down on the watering bills... We'll need a couple months to pass to recoup costs... *smirk*
The "finished" product isn't quite finished--there are still several trips to find grasses and other plants for Eggbert to munch on. Eggbert is only about 6 inches from head to tail, and the hide is WAY to big for her/him.
The front of the enclosure is 2 cinder blocks high and the rear is 3 high. It was wrapped with chicken wire and stuccoed. The exterior was painted to match the house color, but the inside was not painted... Unsure if paint on the inside would be a good idea? There are weep holes--about 6" diameter covered with chicken wire--around the bottom to ensure it doesn't become a pond. And just like the Beverly Hillbillies it comes complete with its own cement pond!
Currently the only plants inside are a spineless prickly pear, aloe blue elf, globe mallow, 2 hibiscus, and angelita daisies. Hence the need to find grasses!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I will be covering the watering hole with shade cloth about a foot above. I know that hatchlings are very sought after by birds, but was wondering if it would be wise to construct a screened cover and sides given Eggberts present size?
Thanks for your feedback!
The "finished" product isn't quite finished--there are still several trips to find grasses and other plants for Eggbert to munch on. Eggbert is only about 6 inches from head to tail, and the hide is WAY to big for her/him.
The front of the enclosure is 2 cinder blocks high and the rear is 3 high. It was wrapped with chicken wire and stuccoed. The exterior was painted to match the house color, but the inside was not painted... Unsure if paint on the inside would be a good idea? There are weep holes--about 6" diameter covered with chicken wire--around the bottom to ensure it doesn't become a pond. And just like the Beverly Hillbillies it comes complete with its own cement pond!
Currently the only plants inside are a spineless prickly pear, aloe blue elf, globe mallow, 2 hibiscus, and angelita daisies. Hence the need to find grasses!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I will be covering the watering hole with shade cloth about a foot above. I know that hatchlings are very sought after by birds, but was wondering if it would be wise to construct a screened cover and sides given Eggberts present size?
Thanks for your feedback!
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Maggie Cummings
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That's just freakin beautiful!!! Makes me want to pack my suitcase and head off to your house! I do think that you need to make a protective cover that could also make shade as it's so hot in AZ. I think shade cloth would do both, protect from predators and hot sun. Can you make it damp? Like spraying it down many times during the day??? Just a thought..
Looks sweet! Oh yeah and protect your baby!
A pergola with shade cloth attached would probably look really nice over that beautiful enclosure you have... and you could always attach some drip hose to the lattice that you could turn on when the tort could use a little "rain."
Eggbert has been enjoying her/his new digs... Here's a few pictures--does she/he look happy?
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that looks awesome! well done! eggbert looks stoked!
Enclosure looks great!!! I also live in AZ (Chandler) and have been looking for ways to improve my enclosure as well - have 3 russians. I have a very large outdoor enclosure and am not happy with the walls and look of it thus far. Man I'd love to see that enclosure in person!!! Great job.
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