So Rosie is my one and only tortoise (recent addition) and is a 22 month old redfoot. I've attached some pictures of her indoor enclosure. Right now she only gets temporary time outside since we don't have a pen built (yet) and we hope to build an indoor table as well.
I know the sides are a bit low, but she hasn't tried to climb out and all the corners are covered to prevent escape. Please don't be *too* rough on me, but I am open to constructive criticism!
Complete set-up. It is an underbed storage bin and I keep the lid on half of it to retain moisture. I have a ten gallon wire lid on the other side to prevent any attempts at climbing out in the corner. I have a 5.0 UVB bulb that I turn on for a little bit a day but know it's bad for her eyes so don't leave it on long.
The hiding/damp side, with more of the sphagnum moss and a hiding hut. I mist the lid that stays on this side to be almost drippingly wet 2x a day. She sleeps under the fake plant burrowed into the moss.
This is the basking/water dish/food side. She has a stone from outside that I washed with very hot water before bringing it in, and a ceramic glazed dish to bathe in. The heat lamp keeps the area by the stone about 92-95 degrees.
She gets fed on an overturned plate and also has a cuttlebone available. I mist her and the enclosure multiple times a day, and supplement with calcium powder lightly every other day. I have her on the 2 days greens, 1 day fruit, 2 green, 1 treat fruit, then protein diet. I haven't yet chosen her protein type but would like to keep it as natural as possible.
The humidity near the basking stone is around 50-60% and is 70-80% on the covered side. The middle of her enclosure is about 80 degrees and the far end is about 77-78 degrees. The coldest the house gets is 75-76 degrees. Since my rabbits live in the same room, I can't have the heat cranked up. Her heating stone/area gets to about 92-95. The water in the dish I test the temp of after changing and it's typically around 80 degrees at coolest.
Anyway, that's her set-up for now but we're hoping to be able to build her something a bit larger. Any suggestions are welcome!
I know the sides are a bit low, but she hasn't tried to climb out and all the corners are covered to prevent escape. Please don't be *too* rough on me, but I am open to constructive criticism!
Complete set-up. It is an underbed storage bin and I keep the lid on half of it to retain moisture. I have a ten gallon wire lid on the other side to prevent any attempts at climbing out in the corner. I have a 5.0 UVB bulb that I turn on for a little bit a day but know it's bad for her eyes so don't leave it on long.
The hiding/damp side, with more of the sphagnum moss and a hiding hut. I mist the lid that stays on this side to be almost drippingly wet 2x a day. She sleeps under the fake plant burrowed into the moss.
This is the basking/water dish/food side. She has a stone from outside that I washed with very hot water before bringing it in, and a ceramic glazed dish to bathe in. The heat lamp keeps the area by the stone about 92-95 degrees.
She gets fed on an overturned plate and also has a cuttlebone available. I mist her and the enclosure multiple times a day, and supplement with calcium powder lightly every other day. I have her on the 2 days greens, 1 day fruit, 2 green, 1 treat fruit, then protein diet. I haven't yet chosen her protein type but would like to keep it as natural as possible.
The humidity near the basking stone is around 50-60% and is 70-80% on the covered side. The middle of her enclosure is about 80 degrees and the far end is about 77-78 degrees. The coldest the house gets is 75-76 degrees. Since my rabbits live in the same room, I can't have the heat cranked up. Her heating stone/area gets to about 92-95. The water in the dish I test the temp of after changing and it's typically around 80 degrees at coolest.
Anyway, that's her set-up for now but we're hoping to be able to build her something a bit larger. Any suggestions are welcome!