New wooden enclosure for my redfoots

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

I built new enclosure with plywood and it has swimming pool ☺️☺️☺️

 

[wellington]

It looks very nice.
However, tortoises should not be housed in pairs
Uvb will not go thru glass and is almost all block when going thru fine mesh screen
Temps should be held between 80-86, around 84-86 being best.
I see no heat or lights.

 

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

It looks very nice.
However, tortoises should not be housed in pairs
Uvb will not go thru glass and is almost all block when going thru fine mesh screen
Temps should be held between 80-86, around 84-86 being best.
I see no heat or lights.

Hey thank you,... 😊.
I will in Indian towards south, its a summer here so I dint mount any lamps for heat and light, and the warmness is about 90 n above throughout the day. But I do have some heat matts for winter.
And its a direct sunlight for 6 hrs. I get good uv directly.
Adding to it, I will be adding some plants, so in search of redfoot tortoise friendly plants.

 

[wellington]

Hey thank you,... 😊.
I will in Indian towards south, its a summer here so I dint mount any lamps for heat and light, and the warmness is about 90 n above throughout the day. But I do have some heat matts for winter.
And its a direct sunlight for 6 hrs. I get good uv directly.
Adding to it, I will be adding some plants, so in search of redfoot tortoise friendly plants.

Yeah I couldn't tell for sure if that was getting filter uvb or not.
Pothos, Boston ferns, hibiscus, grape, hosta to name a few that you could try planting.

 

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

Yeah I couldn't tell for sure if that was getting filter uvb or not.
Pothos, Boston ferns, hibiscus, grape, hosta to name a few that you could try planting.

Yeah these I have in my gardern, im looking for some smaller plants like succulent which i can plant inside the enclosure, Im using coco fiber chips on top layer and cocopest for bottom layer. I feel planting inside could give them much entertainment messing with the plants.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Yeah these I have in my gardern, im looking for some smaller plants like succulent which i can plant inside the enclosure, Im using coco fiber chips on top layer and cocopest for bottom layer. I feel planting inside could give them much entertainment messing with the plants.

Really nice enclosure and pool idea!

You may look into "hens and chicks" (echeveria and sempervivum) and aeonium if you want succulents.

Also, you may try to grow some chia (salvia) seeds (they sprout relatively quick, but grow slow then).

Pothos, spider plants, prayer plant (maranta) and ferns will give shade and hiding spots and tortoises will graze on low hanging leaves and sprouts. Pots can be put on shelves, stands, buried in substrate or hanged over the enclosure.

 

[TortoiseAwarness& Conserv]

Really nice enclosure and pool idea!

You may look into "hens and chicks" (echeveria and sempervivum) and aeonium if you want succulents.

Also, you may try to grow some chia (salvia) seeds (they sprout relatively quick, but grow slow then).

Pothos, spider plants, prayer plant (maranta) and ferns will give shade and hiding spots and tortoises will graze on low hanging leaves and sprouts. Pots can be put on shelves, stands, buried in substrate or hanged over the enclosure.

Appreciate the great list of plant names.
This saturday i will visit some nurseries, Ill update if i get one those... 🙂🙃🙂🙃

 

[ZEROPILOT]

If you get some bushy potted plants, you could place the pots outside of the enclosure so that they don't take up space inside the enclosure. But still provide shade and a place to hide