Pumpkin patch ? ?

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Your Pumpkin is adorable. My redfoot loves to eat pumpkin leaves and flowers.
Is that new plant in her enclosure a fern or what?

The one she was munching on is a fern yes.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Your Pumpkin is adorable. My redfoot loves to eat pumpkin leaves and flowers.
Is that new plant in her enclosure a fern or what?

I tried pumpkin with pumpkin and she walked away. Maybe her name stopped her eating it ?

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Tried pumpkin on tuna tonight for her weekly protein. She picked a bit up dropped it and ran to her burrow she’s made.
pinkie tomorrow it is then.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Well last night I tried pumpkin on tuna. She took a bit dropped it then ran off to her bed lol.
today she is a happy girl. She loves her pinkies for sure

 

[Srmcclure]

Well last night I tried pumpkin on tuna. She took a bit dropped it then ran off to her bed lol.
today she is a happy girl. She loves her pinkies for sure

I'm so grateful my redfoot eats any protein she gets her hands on lol. Idk if I could do pinkies because im a big baby when it comes to that ?

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

I'm so grateful my redfoot eats any protein she gets her hands on lol. Idk if I could do pinkies because im a big baby when it comes to that ?

I give it her and walk away. Glad it’s only once a week ?. I don’t even look at it. And within minutes it’s gone

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Well today pumpkin had something new. Papaya and watermelon.
I gave her the melon as a chunk. And she dived right in. Even got a cheeky face shot as if to say “back away from the watermelon it’s mine mine mine”.
she’s been wondering around her enclosure more today aswell. Seems she has settled in really well and I couldn’t be prouder.
On top of watermelon and papaya she has kale dandelions and other leafy greens.

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

Well today pumpkin had something new. Papaya and watermelon.
I gave her the melon as a chunk. And she dived right in. Even got a cheeky face shot as if to say “back away from the watermelon it’s mine mine mine”.
she’s been wondering around her enclosure more today aswell. Seems she has settled in really well and I couldn’t be prouder.
mom top of watermelon and papaya she has kale dandelions and other leafy greens.

Those pictures are so adorable, she is just a little cutie! ?

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Those pictures are so adorable, she is just a little cutie! ?

She knows when it’s soak time or seems to. When I go get her she is already at the front of the glass eating ?

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

She knows when it’s soak time or seems to. When I go get her she is already at the front of the glass eating ?

My rt has an outdoor enclosure as well as an indoor, whenever I stick my hand in there, she climbs in because she knows it’s outside time.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

My rt has an outdoor enclosure as well as an indoor, whenever I stick my hand in there, she climbs in because she knows it’s outside time.

I’m going to be working on an outdoor enclosure in spring.
I have an idea kinda of what I wanna do. But it’s actually doing it that’s going to be the challenge

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

I’m going to be working on an outdoor enclosure in spring.
I have an idea kinda of what I wanna do. But it’s actually doing it that’s going to be the challenge

It’s real easy for me, I just put down 4 sheets of plywood, stuck them together and viola!

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

It’s her indoor enclosure that’s more challenging. It has 2 levels which was the hard part. For the main level I just took a bookcase and took out the shelves.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

It’s her indoor enclosure that’s more challenging. It has 2 levels which was the hard part. For the main level I just took a bookcase and took out the shelves.

I was hoping to have her outside full time come spring. BUT with the weather in Uk not being that great and not always warm I don’t know if I’m going to be able to unless I can build her a closed chamber and insulate it with heat etc. And have a door so she can go in and out.

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

I was hoping to have her outside full time come spring. BUT with the west in Uk not being that great and not always warm I don’t know if I’m going to be able to unless I can build her a closed chamber and insulate it with heat etc. And have a door so she can go in and out.

Yea, I wouldn‘t leave my torts outside at night unless I had a locked insulated, heated night house for them to sleep in.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Yea, I wouldn‘t leave my torts outside at night unless I had a locked insulated, heated night house for them to sleep in.

That’s what I’m thinking. Night house insulated with heat and locked.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

That’s what I’m thinking. Night house insulated with heat and locked.

No doubt about it come next year she will need bigger than a 4x2.
it's just trying to Work out how I’m going to do it I might start a thread to see handmade indoor enclosures for inspiration and ideas. But I don’t know

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

Yep, I only had to change out enclosures for my torts when they grew out of the closed chamber. Then I just put them in a huge enclosure so I wouldn’t have to get bigger and bigger and bigger enclosures.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I'm not too sure about UK weather but I don't think you'd be able to have a full time outdoor enclosure. I'd maybe think about creating as an as large as possible naturalistic indoor enclosure. You've got time to plan, 4x2 should last a little while.

 

[Mystic_Queen (Llaria)]

Pumpkin today enjoying mazori, kale, rocket, papaya, spider plant leaves, mushroom, dandelion and ribwort. oh and a raspberry.
She is now 118g. Growing steady.
I even managed to get a pic of her mouth open. And another Pic with a bit of food on her nose.
she’s had a long soak as hasn’t been soaked for couple of days.