29-06-2010, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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lining my tortoise table
Brian is currently living ina wooden tortoise table. I have soil in it but was wondering if i should line the table to avoid damage to the wood. Also is there anything I shouldn't use?
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29-06-2010, 03:24 PM | #2 |
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lots of people will suggest pond liner which is great, but if like me you want to save a bit of money, I lined my tortoise table with empty top soil bags, cut them so they lie flat and give them a wash, saves throwing them away
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29-06-2010, 03:26 PM | #3 |
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You are right, em, I used an old piece of pond liner for my tort table
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29-06-2010, 03:34 PM | #4 |
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Yeah both are just as good aren't they I love how everyone shares their ideas on here!
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29-06-2010, 05:04 PM | #5 |
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Yup, I'd agree with the others....pond liner or heavy duty black plastic bags.
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29-06-2010, 05:09 PM | #6 |
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ohhh heavy duty plastic bags... I have a friend who works in a plastic bag factory i'll ask him to pinch me a roll of bags.
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29-06-2010, 06:36 PM | #7 |
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Hi, another useful thing to use are gravel trays from the garden centre (they also sell the trays cheaper in Poundstretcher). I used these and found they were useful to swap trays with new weeds / stones in, and they hold the water well.
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30-06-2010, 09:16 AM | #8 |
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Great idea Pat, this is what I also use, we built our Tortoise table ourself and made it just the right size to fit seed trays (strong ones without holes!), It's a great idea because I then just swop them over every so often for another
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