The cost of supplies for a new tort.

[Yvonne G]

Thanks, Claire:

We have quite a few UK members and the pound prices are nice for them to see!

 

[tinkerbell1189]

Oh, I'm glad there are some UK members on here too, I was a little worried everyone might be confused by my £ signs!!

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Rob can give an itemized list but I wanted to add vet well check $100, med's Panacur & Droncit $109.

 

[cherylim]

I'm just setting up my home for my new Hermann's. Costs so far are (roughly):


4ft x 2ft Tortoise Table - £83
Food and Water Bowls - £8
Arcadia D3 UVB Bulb - £36
Light Clamp - £15
Substrate (B&Q Topsoil and a small amount of play sand) - £6
Thermometer/Hygrometer - £10
Cuttlefish - £10


My OH already grows a number of tortoise-friendly herbs and flowers, and the breeder I'm buying from will be giving me free plants and seeds as well.

Total costs so far: £168

Plus tortoise: £120

 

[Kolorbl1nd]

Hey,
how big is that container you have them in?

 

[Maggie Cummings]

I spent $800 to refinish the inside of Bob's shed and insulate it. His light bulb is a 260 watt one that cost $110, his sleeping box cost about $100 to make. Then there's different things like his doggie door I had to pay a guy to make and the vent that was added this year and cost about $75 for the guy to make. i had to pay a guy $25 to dig out his mud hole. I just now went and had to replace the hay that was ruined in the Bob flood of 2011...that was a horrible $4...he's a constant drain of money...

 

[jobeanator]

ive personally spent at least 2,000$ on everything. lights it self has put me in the poor house, but hey id pay anything for all my tortoises to keep the content and happy. my outdoor enclosures have all been free, as the wood ive used to build them have been from people throwing out wood, and places that have gotten knocked down and were giving it away.