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Old 10-03-2012, 06:48 PM   #11
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Obviously someone in your family is good at diy so possibly you could get them to drill some holes in the wood where it is too low and put in either some smoothed off bamboo canes or the wooden sticks you have, or buy some bits of dowel from the wood yard. It would then be similar to the bannisters in a house if you see what I mean.

They would have to be fairly close together so the tortoise didn't put her head or limbs through and not rough in any way, but also tall enough so she could not climb them and in deep enough so she didn't push her way through them.
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Old 10-03-2012, 06:53 PM   #12
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How about a bigger water dish? My torts love stretching out in their water dishes
Is this the kind of thing you mean?
http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/p...05-x-25mm.html
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:01 PM   #13
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Is this the kind of thing you mean?
http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/p...05-x-25mm.html
May be something like this:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs...nd+Decorations

Bigger and cheaper. Homebase, B&Q etc.
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:26 PM   #14
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Obviously someone in your family is good at diy so possibly you could get them to drill some holes in the wood where it is too low and put in either some smoothed off bamboo canes or the wooden sticks you have, or buy some bits of dowel from the wood yard. It would then be similar to the bannisters in a house if you see what I mean.

They would have to be fairly close together so the tortoise didn't put her head or limbs through and not rough in any way, but also tall enough so she could not climb them and in deep enough so she didn't push her way through them.
I made it and thanks for the complement . It was made with glue, Screws and dowels and i still have some dowels left over so i will do that.
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:34 PM   #15
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Nice table, i do feel that the lights should be a little higher and angled straight down and not on angle. I also like your yellow slippers with the big eyes lol xxx
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:41 PM   #16
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You've done a fabulous job, you should be proud of yourself!! What about half burying the plant pot so its not so high and there is lots of compost in it, I think I saw somewhere that horsfields like to dig. It might dig in to sleep there.

But well done, your tort looks lovely and you are doing a great job for him.

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You've done a fabulous job, you should be proud of yourself!! What about half burying the plant pot so its not so high and there is lots of compost in it, I think I saw somewhere that horsfields like to dig. It might dig in to sleep there.

But well done, your tort looks lovely and you are doing a great job for him.

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Thanks just did that now but for some reason she really likes sleeping under that fake plant in the corner she always slept under there swell in the viv.
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Nice table, i do feel that the lights should be a little higher and angled straight down and not on angle. I also like your yellow slippers with the big eyes lol xxx
I put a basket next the table on the viv and i attached the heat at 90 degrees so it goes straight down and i am looking to find something to put the UVB light so it aims straight down to. Thanks those slippers are comfortable.
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Your doing really well, we all had to learn in the early days of owning tortoises, im still finding out things and reading advice and made changes over time to. Your table looks great she will be really happy x
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Thanks just did that now but for some reason she really likes sleeping under that fake plant in the corner she always slept under there swell in the viv.
Funny you should say that, I remember seeing on here a picture of someones horsfield and table and in the corner was a fake plant and underneath you could see the tort had made a deep hole to sleep in!! If you have plenty of topsoil under the plant your tort might do the same!
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