1 piece of slate needed

Valerie · 13-07-2009, 02:07 PM

Where can you buy just 1 piece of slate for a tortoise enclosure? All the DIY shops round here want to sell me a box of more than 1 of them and they are expensive and too heavy to carry home. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

linda · 13-07-2009, 02:09 PM

ask if they have any broken pieces out the back

often they will give these away

Valerie · 13-07-2009, 02:10 PM

I thought about doing that but my husband was with me and gets really embarrassed when I do stuff like that.

anna m · 13-07-2009, 02:10 PM

I got 3 big pieces at a Building supplyers. That's your best bet. Most are friendly and don't mind you buying 1 or 2
You might find one though when they are reroofing or building a house, usually in a skip

Valerie · 13-07-2009, 02:17 PM

I've been looking for just 1 piece ever since I had the tortoise which is since january!!! If I don't find something soon I'm going to have to trim his nails with a nail trimmer which I'm not looking forward to.

linda · 13-07-2009, 02:21 PM

you could try asking on freecycle

or telephone the place you were in earlier

ask them if they have and odd pices to sell even a broken piece will be fine

Pussygalore · 13-07-2009, 02:39 PM

what about a aquarium shop they usually have rocks/slate etc for the tanks.

linda · 13-07-2009, 02:45 PM

if you have plenty of money the cheeseboard is £15 plus £10 p&p

http://www.justslate.co.uk/home.php?cat=293

i suppose you could contact them

and offer to buy a broken piece lol

Lou · 13-07-2009, 02:46 PM

if you go to a tile shop they might have bits of broken slate tiles for free ... they only have to pay to dispose otherwise... !

Emmykins · 13-07-2009, 03:01 PM

you could ask for a sample peice of tile, we did that when we got our new kitchen, mum brought home like 10 different single tiles! only wish she had kept them now!! x

13-07-2009, 02:07 PM	#1
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	1 piece of slate needed Where can you buy just 1 piece of slate for a tortoise enclosure? All the DIY shops round here want to sell me a box of more than 1 of them and they are expensive and too heavy to carry home. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

13-07-2009, 02:10 PM	#3
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	I thought about doing that but my husband was with me and gets really embarrassed when I do stuff like that. __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

13-07-2009, 02:17 PM	#5
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	I've been looking for just 1 piece ever since I had the tortoise which is since january!!! If I don't find something soon I'm going to have to trim his nails with a nail trimmer which I'm not looking forward to. __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

13-07-2009, 02:46 PM	#9
Lou Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wigan - Greater Manchester Posts: 1,172	if you go to a tile shop they might have bits of broken slate tiles for free ... they only have to pay to dispose otherwise... ! __________________ Louise... Horsfield: 1.0.2 Walter / Izzy / Tilly Redfoot : 1.3.0 Ruby / Scarlet / Merlot / Ginger Goldfish : 0:0:1 Splodge Bearded Dragon : 0:1:0 Zuki Springer Spaniel : 1:0:0 Bailey

13-07-2009, 03:01 PM	#10
Emmykins Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: bristol Posts: 79	you could ask for a sample peice of tile, we did that when we got our new kitchen, mum brought home like 10 different single tiles! only wish she had kept them now!! x __________________ 2-dogs 8-cats 7-rabbits 3 hamsters 6 guines pigs 1 chicken

13-07-2009, 02:09 PM	#2
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	ask if they have any broken pieces out the back often they will give these away

13-07-2009, 02:10 PM	#4
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	I got 3 big pieces at a Building supplyers. That's your best bet. Most are friendly and don't mind you buying 1 or 2 You might find one though when they are reroofing or building a house, usually in a skip

13-07-2009, 02:21 PM	#6
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	you could try asking on freecycle or telephone the place you were in earlier ask them if they have and odd pices to sell even a broken piece will be fine

13-07-2009, 02:39 PM	#7
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	what about a aquarium shop they usually have rocks/slate etc for the tanks.

13-07-2009, 02:45 PM	#8
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	if you have plenty of money the cheeseboard is £15 plus £10 p&p http://www.justslate.co.uk/home.php?cat=293 i suppose you could contact them and offer to buy a broken piece lol

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