Zac the acrobat!

[Becca]

I spent a lot of last weekend designing Zac's new enclosure. A few weeks ago Zac's owners needed someone to have him in a hurry for an undefined period of time and so started my research on tortoise husbandry.
There are some pics of his enclosure below which is a modified 120cm rabbit cage. For those as inexperienced with power tools as I am be assured none were needed here For those amongst you experienced in tortoise care I am sure you can spot the rookie error.......


I had not allowed for the Zac's acrobatic skills!! He got through the impossibly small hole and landed on the cactus - no pictures of that as i was busy rescuing him!

So here is the modified and so far Zac proof version:

He also made a bid for freedom by scaling the bars but they did defeat him and are definitely too small to fit his shell through!

Any suggestions of other necessary modifications welcome.
Becca

 

[Becca]

sorry the pics got in the wrong order and duplicated.
No more near misses seen so hopefully he can safely enjoy his new enclosure!

 

[EKLC]

I would watch out for those bars, it looks like he is vulnerable to flipping on his back.
I like all the enrichment he's getting in this enclosure though

 

[Yvonne G]

The enrichment was what I was thinking too. So much for an inquisitive tortoise to do during the day. Good job!

 

[mainey34]

Its a pretty neat enclosure...

 

[LuckysGirl007]

That's one determined tort!

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Oh my gosh, so creative and aesthetically pleasing!!