Which enclosure sounds better?

[erdavis]

4.3'x38' enclosure where I can plant many many different grasses/weeds/plants that he can graze freely on.

or

8'x8' enclosure where I can only have grass in it. and then can plant whatever I want for him in a seperate area and will have to pick it to give it to him?

Turbo is only about 140 g. I would love to give him the larger one because It's bigger and I can plant whatever and let him graze, but I worry that it is too narrow and he would pace.
Whatever enclosure I decide, he will only be in there for a little over a year.

 

[SailingMystic]

4.3'x38' enclosure where I can plant many many different grasses/weeds/plants that he can graze freely on.

or

8'x8' enclosure where I can only have grass in it. and then can plant whatever I want for him in a seperate area and will have to pick it to give it to him?

Turbo is only about 140 g. I would love to give him the larger one because It's bigger and I can plant whatever and let him graze, but I worry that it is too narrow and he would pace.
Whatever enclosure I decide, he will only be in there for a little over a year.

My guys love the plants logs and dirt! They have a shade bush too. I think they love interesting spaces. You can always run him around and watch him. Soooo glad you found him !!!

What are your plans after a year or so?

 

[JoesMum]

I'd say, the bigger the better. BUT you must make sure the sides are MUCH higher. You are looking for a minimum 8 inches to prevent escape. (Does the bigger location get the sun? If not, you may need to rethink)

 

[erdavis]

I'd say, the bigger the better. BUT you must make sure the sides are MUCH higher. You are looking for a minimum 8 inches to prevent escape. (Does the bigger location get the sun? If not, you may need to rethink)

Hmmm I'm actually not sure how much sun it gets, I'll have to look tomorrow.
I will of course make sure the sides are bigger
the bigger area was a garden, so thats why the sides are so low

 

[dmarcus]

I would go with the longer area if it gets enough sun. Adding different plants and grasses will be better than the plain 8x8 area.

 

[SailingMystic]

If he has stuff to do he won't escape I'm learning this now-- make it fun! Create a cool hide.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

4.3'x38' enclosure where I can plant many many different grasses/weeds/plants that he can graze freely on.

or

8'x8' enclosure where I can only have grass in it. and then can plant whatever I want for him in a seperate area and will have to pick it to give it to him?

Turbo is only about 140 g. I would love to give him the larger one because It's bigger and I can plant whatever and let him graze, but I worry that it is too narrow and he would pace.
Whatever enclosure I decide, he will only be in there for a little over a year.

My guys love the plants logs and dirt! They have a shade bush too. I think they love interesting spaces. You can always run him around and watch him. Soooo glad you found him !!!

What are your plans after a year or so?

I'm assuming Turbo is a Sulcata and after a year he'll be too big for the enclosure...just guessing tho

 

[Laura]

get cinder blocks and use the big one.. but.. the smaller are would be easier to cover and protect...

 

[wellington]

I have a long area similar to yours 4x16 for my year old leopard. I attached chicken wire to the fence and then the other end to a 2x4 and it lays on an angle to the cement blocks that keeps him in on the grass side. Then when I want to lift it, I pick up the end laying towards the ground/grass side and hook it on a couple nails I nailed onto the fence to hold it up and out of my way. Except for a couple trees I have planted, that I had to work around, it works great. I would go for the long narrow one. A lot more stuff to give him things to do and not get bored.

 

[erdavis]

My guys love the plants logs and dirt! They have a shade bush too. I think they love interesting spaces. You can always run him around and watch him. Soooo glad you found him !!!

What are your plans after a year or so?

I live with my parents now(I'm a senior in HS) and I'll be moving out when I get into nursing school. Same city, different house. And don't worry, I'm far too in love with Turbo to not get a yard
My bestfriend actually has a sully too and we're going to rent together and split the yard(or MAYBE if it's large enough, let them share it). btw, anyone know how old/big a sully must be to have fertilized eggs? i know that we won't know the sex of mine or my friend's by the time we move, and we want to make sure that whatever we do have, they don't have babies

 

[Tom]

I vote both. Connect them and make a little "L" shape. That should give the tortoise the option of more shade or more sun depending on the temps.

 

[dmarcus]

I vote both. Connect them and make a little "L" shape. That should give the tortoise the option of more shade or more sun depending on the temps.

I agree with Tom, I didn't even think about that when I looked at the photo's.

 

[erdavis]

I vote both. Connect them and make a little "L" shape. That should give the tortoise the option of more shade or more sun depending on the temps.

Hmmm, I didn't think about that either.
Very good idea though! Will have to talk to my father about that one

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I have a long area similar to yours 4x16 for my year old leopard. I attached chicken wire to the fence and then the other end to a 2x4 and it lays on an angle to the cement blocks that keeps him in on the grass side. Then when I want to lift it, I pick up the end laying towards the ground/grass side and hook it on a couple nails I nailed onto the fence to hold it up and out of my way. Except for a couple trees I have planted, that I had to work around, it works great. I would go for the long narrow one. A lot more stuff to give him things to do and not get bored.

It is a bit hard for me to picture this, do you already have pictures up on a different threads? Tried looking through your previous ones and couldn't find it.