Re: Proposed outdoor pen PIC

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Tortoise Forum ]

Posted by graham(UK) on January 06, 2002 at 14:04:46:

In Reply to: Proposed outdoor pen *PIC* posted by ryan on January 06, 2002 at 12:10:38:

The logs etc should not be for your personal choice because they will look good, but for the torts stimulus. They are going to be in this "square" for several hrs per day/ lifetime, what it needs is motivation for the day. A happy tort is one which is exploring, walking around, not sitting in one corner looking at the world through dim coloured spectacles.
Give him/her some variety, think "what would I be like if I stayed in one room all day everyday".

Please don't forget that Russians will climb, & 90degree corners are easy for them.
graham(UK)

: Hello. I have a young Russian and here is a pic of the pen I am planning on building him for outside. I am still working on the exact dimensions, but they rely on one thing. That thing is the size of tupperware tub in that shape i can find. I plan on digging a hole and putting in the tub (kind of like an in ground pool) then filling it up with soil and building the pen around it (so I dont have to worry about him burrowing to freedom). The sides will probably be 4X8's. Inside the pen the large hide box that you can see will be above soil (the brown part). the green part is going to be grass, weeds, etc, anyhting he could graze on. I also forgot to put a hide box on the grassy side. I am also going to make a removable top made of chicken wire cause we got some stray cats, opposums and racoons around. So what do you guys think? Any suggestions? Additions? Retractions?
: Thanks for the input, Ryan

Follow Ups:

Re: Proposed outdoor pen *PIC* EJ 01/06/02 (0)

Post a Followup

Name:
E-Mail:

Subject:

Comments:
: The logs etc should not be for your personal choice because they will look good, but for the torts stimulus. They are going to be in this "square" for several hrs per day/ lifetime, what it needs is motivation for the day. A happy tort is one which is exploring, walking around, not sitting in one corner looking at the world through dim coloured spectacles. : Give him/her some variety, think "what would I be like if I stayed in one room all day everyday". : Please don't forget that Russians will climb, & 90degree corners are easy for them. : graham(UK) : : Hello. I have a young Russian and here is a pic of the pen I am planning on building him for outside. I am still working on the exact dimensions, but they rely on one thing. That thing is the size of tupperware tub in that shape i can find. I plan on digging a hole and putting in the tub (kind of like an in ground pool) then filling it up with soil and building the pen around it (so I dont have to worry about him burrowing to freedom). The sides will probably be 4X8's. Inside the pen the large hide box that you can see will be above soil (the brown part). the green part is going to be grass, weeds, etc, anyhting he could graze on. I also forgot to put a hide box on the grassy side. I am also going to make a removable top made of chicken wire cause we got some stray cats, opposums and racoons around. So what do you guys think? Any suggestions? Additions? Retractions? : : Thanks for the input, Ryan

Optional Link URL:
Link Title:
Optional Image URL:

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Tortoise Forum ]

Re: Proposed outdoor pen *PIC*

Re: Proposed outdoor pen PIC