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linda · 20-08-2007, 09:34 PM

hi bernards mom

you may find this link useful

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/roaming.html

could you not get an outdoor shed or perhaps a dog kennel which you could heat and have access to an outdoor enclosure

bernards mom · 20-08-2007, 10:59 PM

wot does BTW mean?
i wouldnt get a new tortoise yet so dont panic! i am very impatient and was more likely to before comin on here, but i have alot to learn yet and i dont have the room yet anyway.

i have just bought a load of timber 7" x 2" x 16ft and it was delivered today. here is my plan.....
make a rectangle 10ft x 6ft, and 2 pieces of timber high.
lay a big patio slab in 1 corner so that the house can go on it. (a small animal house sugested on here somewhere for £16) kited out with cork sides and heat lamp.
either a cat litter tray or prob small plastic dog bed for a bath.
rocks to climb over and hide under.
over turned plant pots to hide in.
and a cold frame at 1 end that i will put 50 sand and 50 soil mix in.
the area is all ready grassed but have a huge list of plants/flowers to put in. if i buy the seeds they may be big enough to plant by the time i finish!

what does every1 think. i will def put pics on of finished result.

helen1 · 20-08-2007, 11:05 PM

sounds good to me, I so enjoy doing my enclosures. Hubby and youngest son often comment about whether there will be any garden left one day; t is so huge I doubt that will happen and to be honest I spend most of my time out there and they do not.

DAISY · 20-08-2007, 11:12 PM

I have the tortoise house you mention above, and I dont think it would be big enough for a leopard. I use mine for a horsfield and the door is only just big enough for her.

Rach

midi-mania · 21-08-2007, 12:17 AM

btw means by the way and if he is roaming round your house, what hapens when he wees and poos

TortMad · 21-08-2007, 05:22 PM

Your plan sounds good, but you might be better with a shed or a homemade house, made with a heavy, strong large leopard in mind

Keep up the good work

20-08-2007, 10:59 PM	#52
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	wot does BTW mean? i wouldnt get a new tortoise yet so dont panic! i am very impatient and was more likely to before comin on here, but i have alot to learn yet and i dont have the room yet anyway. i have just bought a load of timber 7" x 2" x 16ft and it was delivered today. here is my plan..... make a rectangle 10ft x 6ft, and 2 pieces of timber high. lay a big patio slab in 1 corner so that the house can go on it. (a small animal house sugested on here somewhere for £16) kited out with cork sides and heat lamp. either a cat litter tray or prob small plastic dog bed for a bath. rocks to climb over and hide under. over turned plant pots to hide in. and a cold frame at 1 end that i will put 50 sand and 50 soil mix in. the area is all ready grassed but have a huge list of plants/flowers to put in. if i buy the seeds they may be big enough to plant by the time i finish! what does every1 think. i will def put pics on of finished result. __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

20-08-2007, 11:05 PM	#53
helen1 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NORTH WEST Posts: 1,977	sounds good to me, I so enjoy doing my enclosures. Hubby and youngest son often comment about whether there will be any garden left one day; t is so huge I doubt that will happen and to be honest I spend most of my time out there and they do not. __________________ I CARE FOR TORTS

20-08-2007, 11:12 PM	#54
DAISY Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LIVERPOOL Posts: 2,763	I have the tortoise house you mention above, and I dont think it would be big enough for a leopard. I use mine for a horsfield and the door is only just big enough for her. Rach __________________ Rach Mum to 12 horsfields, 2 redfoots, 2 spur-thighed, 4 dogs, 1 cat, 1 guinea pig, 3 chipmunks, 3 african pygmy hedgehogs, 4 bearded dragons, 1 goldfish. 2 daughters and 1 husband.

21-08-2007, 12:17 AM	#55
midi-mania Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: mersyside Posts: 1,058	btw means by the way and if he is roaming round your house, what hapens when he wees and poos __________________ Gav

21-08-2007, 05:22 PM	#56
TortMad Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,639	Your plan sounds good, but you might be better with a shed or a homemade house, made with a heavy, strong large leopard in mind Keep up the good work __________________ Lea 2.1.0 testudo horsfeldii 0.2.0 testudo graeca ibera 2.0.0 geochelone pardalis babcocki http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/

20-08-2007, 09:34 PM	#51
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	hi bernards mom you may find this link useful http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/roaming.html could you not get an outdoor shed or perhaps a dog kennel which you could heat and have access to an outdoor enclosure

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