Pens

LV426 · 20-07-2006, 09:35 PM

So my pens are finally finished. They are 5 feet x 5 feet and 16 inches tall. They all have screened lids and locking latches for security. The russian pen has a sreened bottom with fencing because they dug out their first night in the pen. Bad little monkeys. And now for pictures.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...RussianPen.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...DragonPen3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...DragonPen2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11.../DragonPen.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/BabyPen.jpg

You will see in some pictures there are no tortoises but dragons. That's because I built one for the dragons too. Nebula gets all feisty when she is outside.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Nebula7.jpg

sandy · 20-07-2006, 09:41 PM

The only thing I would add to your enclosures is some soil, tortoises love to bask on the soil,
rather than grass. Otherwise you have done well.
Also have some water available as the temps have been really high.

LV426 · 20-07-2006, 09:55 PM

Yup they all have water in their pens and I change it twice a day if not more when they poo in it.

piglet · 20-07-2006, 11:06 PM

Hey Rach
Cool pens be great for my babies

Darren

20-07-2006, 11:16 PM

sandy , i found that they prefer soil aswell, beau basks in the flower bed ... mostly
but sometimes on the grass im adding more soil to mine aswell

21-07-2006, 02:02 AM

hi lv426

pens look good u mention u have locks for security

so i presume the pens must be anchored to the ground in some way ?

Henry-flash · 21-07-2006, 07:09 AM

Looking good Rach. I've been thinking of building something similar but havent got round to it with this hot weather lol.

**egyptiandan64** · 21-07-2006, 01:22 PM

They turned out great Rachel

Dan

cpx_20o5 · 24-07-2006, 05:11 PM

nice enclosures....my tortoises prefer grass to soil to bask on....they cant stand soil at all!!
t

24-07-2006, 07:13 PM

cpx

your torts have been inside for quite a while so they may have forgottn what soil is about

they will explore it if you give them the chance

please put some in give them time and you will see them using it after all they need it

after all torts have been using soil for a very very very long time

20-07-2006, 09:35 PM	#1
LV426 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 33	Pens So my pens are finally finished. They are 5 feet x 5 feet and 16 inches tall. They all have screened lids and locking latches for security. The russian pen has a sreened bottom with fencing because they dug out their first night in the pen. Bad little monkeys. And now for pictures. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...RussianPen.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...DragonPen3.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...DragonPen2.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11.../DragonPen.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/BabyPen.jpg You will see in some pictures there are no tortoises but dragons. That's because I built one for the dragons too. Nebula gets all feisty when she is outside. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Nebula7.jpg __________________ They say there is more to life than tortoises, "they" have never had a tortoise.

20-07-2006, 09:41 PM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	The only thing I would add to your enclosures is some soil, tortoises love to bask on the soil, rather than grass. Otherwise you have done well. Also have some water available as the temps have been really high. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

20-07-2006, 09:55 PM	#3
LV426 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 33	Yup they all have water in their pens and I change it twice a day if not more when they poo in it. __________________ They say there is more to life than tortoises, "they" have never had a tortoise.

20-07-2006, 11:06 PM	#4
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Hey Rach Cool pens be great for my babies Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

21-07-2006, 07:09 AM	#7
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Looking good Rach. I've been thinking of building something similar but havent got round to it with this hot weather lol. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

20-07-2006, 11:16 PM	#5
pmullen Guest Posts: n/a	sandy , i found that they prefer soil aswell, beau basks in the flower bed ... mostly but sometimes on the grass im adding more soil to mine aswell

21-07-2006, 02:02 AM	#6
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	hi lv426 pens look good u mention u have locks for security so i presume the pens must be anchored to the ground in some way ?

21-07-2006, 01:22 PM	#8
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	They turned out great Rachel Dan __________________

24-07-2006, 05:11 PM	#9
cpx_20o5 Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: england,coventry Posts: 52	nice enclosures....my tortoises prefer grass to soil to bask on....they cant stand soil at all!! t __________________ My Tortoises x--x Jerry (Testudo Hermanni.B) And Looi (Testudo Hermanni.B) XxR.I.P Pewe.xX

24-07-2006, 07:13 PM	#10
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	cpx your torts have been inside for quite a while so they may have forgottn what soil is about they will explore it if you give them the chance please put some in give them time and you will see them using it after all they need it after all torts have been using soil for a very very very long time

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