Our RF Dobby!!!!

DobbyRed

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Hey Thanks!!! Well I hope you can build a great one so they can be very happy and is not that difficult. I did mine very simple. Didn't go to all the trouble of making the corners perfect. The habbitat is 24"Wx60"Lx12"H. The floor is a 1/2" plywood and the walls are 1/4" plywood. On One side of it I cut the walls to put some acrilic panels so the sunlight can reach the plants and to Dobby. And a few screws to attach the 2X2 baluster to the floor and the walls and your done!! Ahh and all the wood has to be treated so it doesnt get damage with the water.
 

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Here are a few old pics when me and my dad made the caves for Dobby. This happen when you want to do some crafts to have a happy tort.
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First we found a mahogany tree that was already laying on the ground and took a piece of it.
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Then we cut the log in two halfs. And then just take a hammer and a chisel and get creative.
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Then I use a sandpaper to smooth the edges and thats it!
 
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Cool!
 

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Yeahh! Is more cheaper than buying it in a pet store and is a 100% all natural backyard log jejeje
 

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Hi here are some photos of Dobby to see if all of you can tell me if there is something wrong with her or not.
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DobbyRed

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A few photos of Dobby!!
 
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"I just got out of my so called hibernation and now I'm going to eat everything jijiji, and just grow 1/8" and I'm happy!!"
That's Dobby speaking!! Jijiji


Thanks!! I appreciate it!! I'm a newbie with tortoise and I lost my 8 month RF Raven cause I didn't know what I know now thanks to this forum.
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I wish I knew better before!
 
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Just some more photos of our Dobby!
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Having breakfast!!!!
Very happy cause my Dobby just grow 1/8" jejejje now she is 5 1/8" jejeje weighting a great 401g and keep on eating everything we give her.
 
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Some new photos of our Dobby, doing the best thing she can do! EAT!!
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Today's photo shoot!!
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Jijiji!!!
 
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Very nice looking RT.

I like it..................
 

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Thanks a lot!! :)
Right now she doesnt have a lots of plants cause she ate and destroyed all of them.
We have now a whole bunch of new plants growing to have them ready for next week.
 
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