Outdoor enclosure addition 18'x21'

[81SHOVELHEAD]

Been busy this fall .
Here are some photos of the new addition to oudoor enclosure ,
Grew from 12x12 to 18x21 .
There are 6 redfoots & 2 burmese brown mountain tortoise living in here during the summer.
I know you are not suppose to mix species but all my tortoises have anual vet visits & the redfoots & burmese has same diets & housing requirements.
Mike D.

 

[JoesMum]

Wow! Love the enclosure

 

[n3rdchik]

Beautiful!!!


~Marka
3.0.0 offspring
2.2 nieces and nephews
1.0.0 leopard tortoise "Rumple"
0.0.1 cherry head redfoot arriving soon

 

[samsmom]

looks great, love it

 

[thatrebecca]

Looks great! I bet your torts love all the places to hide. What's the big green hide made out of?

 

[81SHOVELHEAD]

Looks great! I bet your torts love all the places to hide. What's the big green hide made out of?

Is an igloo dog house my Snauzer refuses to use (thinks she is not a dog)
So i painted it green added cypress mulch & they use it as a hide .
They will stay out here from April to November weather permitting .
Thanks

 

[Rockford]

Great job. Your tortoises will love it!

 

[WillTort2]

I love the space, but I'm concerned about protecting the torts from predators. Raccoons are known climbers and diggers and will destroy a tort if given the chance. Can you put a metal grid roof on the enclosure?

 

[mike taylor]

I have my red foots out in open enclosures like yours. I also have a chicken coop by my tortoises enclosure and have had no problems due too a trick an old chicken farmer told me . It's gross but works all you have to do is pee around your enclosure. Predators don't like bigger predators. I lost some baby chicks to coons before the pee trick but not after.

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[81SHOVELHEAD]

I have my red foots out in open enclosures like yours. I also have a chicken coop by my tortoises enclosure and have had no problems due too a trick an old chicken farmer told me . It's gross but works all you have to do is pee around your enclosure. Predators don't like bigger predators. I lost some baby chicks to coons before the pee trick but not after.

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Hey Mike
That sounds like a good idea .
We have armadillos & squirrels out here but i haven't seen any racoons,
My neighbor has a very large cat that runs free @ night & i think he keeps most predators@ bay .

 

[mike taylor]

It works some times hanging out in feed stores talking to the old timers pays off.By the way cool name love them old shovel heads to. There aren't any better sounding murder cycles out there.

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