My Tortoise table plan :) ***UPDATED***

Ben.S · 06-03-2008, 08:39 PM

I will soon be buying a horsefield and have a designed this tortoise table
(made from a converted Ikea Table :P)
Please if there is anything that I need to change that would be better for my tortoise let me know, e.g, changing the substrate, height of the T table walls, so on.
BTW I will be removing the basking rock as this isn't too good for torts, and changing the straw for hemp

Anyway,
I'm still wondering where to put my Ttable.
Where do you keep yours?
Thanks!

Thanks for the help and advice! I have updated the plan (read on to see it)

tortoiseboy · 06-03-2008, 08:41 PM

In my bedroom next to my computer

joathome · 06-03-2008, 08:43 PM

Wow Ben that is some table, how old will your horsfiled be, if only a hatchling or baby then the height will be fine, they do like to climb believe me, i keep mine in the conservatory, pics please when you get your little one

Ben.S · 06-03-2008, 08:48 PM

Still looking for a breeder

I will definitlt post pics when I get him

brumb11 · 06-03-2008, 08:48 PM

Your plan looks great I just hope you aren't expecting it to stop so tidy and clean once a tortoise is put in there, he will trash the place lol. We intended to keep our totoise in the spare bedroom but when we got him we put him in the corner of the lounge until we were sorted and he has just stopped there now, not going to bother moving him until he goes outside now.

joathome · 06-03-2008, 08:50 PM

Ben where abouts are you

Ben.S · 06-03-2008, 08:51 PM

I hope he doesn't trash it LOL
Most of that stuff is pretty heavy so i doubt a little hatchling could to much damage.
(i hope!) :P

brumb11 · 06-03-2008, 08:57 PM

He won't damage it but will certainly mess it up. The water dish will be constantly dirty no matter how many times a day you change it, the plant will be eaten within days and the cuttlefish will be scruffy and pooed on in a short space of time. Making a mess is what they do best, but its great to watch them doing it.

linda · 06-03-2008, 09:05 PM

i cant wait to see the finished result

perhaps a reflector for the uv light

and some slate to walk on keeping nails in trim

Ben.S · 06-03-2008, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joathome

Ben where abouts are you

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

06-03-2008, 08:39 PM	#1
Ben.S Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 43	My Tortoise table plan :) *UPDATED* I will soon be buying a horsefield and have a designed this tortoise table (made from a converted Ikea Table :P) Please if there is anything that I need to change that would be better for my tortoise let me know, e.g, changing the substrate, height of the T table walls, so on. BTW I will be removing the basking rock as this isn't too good for torts, and changing the straw for hemp Anyway, I'm still wondering where to put my Ttable. Where do you keep yours? Thanks! Thanks for the help and advice! I have updated the plan (read on to see it)

06-03-2008, 08:43 PM	#3
joathome Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: colchester, essex Posts: 2,046	Wow Ben that is some table, how old will your horsfiled be, if only a hatchling or baby then the height will be fine, they do like to climb believe me, i keep mine in the conservatory, pics please when you get your little one __________________ JO

06-03-2008, 08:50 PM	#6
joathome Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: colchester, essex Posts: 2,046	Ben where abouts are you __________________ JO

06-03-2008, 08:41 PM	#2
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	In my bedroom next to my computer

06-03-2008, 08:48 PM	#4
Ben.S Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 43	Still looking for a breeder I will definitlt post pics when I get him

06-03-2008, 08:48 PM	#5
brumb11 Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 305	Your plan looks great I just hope you aren't expecting it to stop so tidy and clean once a tortoise is put in there, he will trash the place lol. We intended to keep our totoise in the spare bedroom but when we got him we put him in the corner of the lounge until we were sorted and he has just stopped there now, not going to bother moving him until he goes outside now.

06-03-2008, 08:51 PM	#7
Ben.S Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 43	I hope he doesn't trash it LOL Most of that stuff is pretty heavy so i doubt a little hatchling could to much damage. (i hope!) :P

06-03-2008, 08:57 PM	#8
brumb11 Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 305	He won't damage it but will certainly mess it up. The water dish will be constantly dirty no matter how many times a day you change it, the plant will be eaten within days and the cuttlefish will be scruffy and pooed on in a short space of time. Making a mess is what they do best, but its great to watch them doing it.

06-03-2008, 09:05 PM	#9
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	i cant wait to see the finished result perhaps a reflector for the uv light and some slate to walk on keeping nails in trim

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