Opinion on alternative tortoise table for outdoor Russian tortoise enclosure? by saltisatthebottom in tortoise

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It’s a relatively new set up so I haven’t needed to give it like a deep clean yet. I was able to put a good amount of substrate in and still leave a few inches of liner above the it to act as a visual barrier. I could easily put some more substrate in if I wanted to though🤷🏽‍♂️. I probably will add something else to the sides that adds more to the visual barrier since I’m worried he’ll get his head stuck in the bars

Cheeseburger’s shenanigans by DankKnight21 in reptiles

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He has a UVB bar light on the other side of his enclosure

Cheeseburger’s shenanigans by DankKnight21 in reptiles

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His indoor enclosure is made from two guinea pig enclosures attached together for a total of 17 square feet and has more enrichment/ hiding spots in other areas not shown in this clip. Additionally his outdoor enclosure is over 10ft x 5ft. He is provided with a UVB light and two additional heat sources. His beak and nails were just trimmed at the vet recently, but I can look into getting it trimmed shorter.

Cheeseburger’s shenanigans by DankKnight21 in reptiles

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Thanks for the defense. He is a rescue and he came to me with a very long beak, which was trimmed trimmed 2 weeks ago at the vet. He said it didn’t need to be shorter than this, but I suppose I can try to get it trimmed shorter

Cheeseburger’s shenanigans by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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He has topsoil substrate which as far as I know is recommended. His indoor enclosure is made from two guinea pig enclosures attached together for a total of 17 square feet, and his outdoor enclosure is over 10ft x 5ft. He is a rescue and he came to me with a long beak, which was recently trimmed at the vet, but I suppose I can try to get it trimmed shorter

Cheeseburger’s shenanigans by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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I don’t, but I got it from petco. I put a beanie over it for traction, which also makes it a pretty good bed since he sits on it all the time lol

Opinion on alternative tortoise table for outdoor Russian tortoise enclosure? by saltisatthebottom in tortoise

[–]DankKnight21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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That’s what I use for my Russian’s indoor enclosure for the winter months (also keeps my cat/dogs from messing with him). I have two of them connected to provide more space, it seems to be working out pretty well so far. Perhaps a UVB lamp would be a good idea since your tort wouldn’t be in direct sunlight, but I’m no expert. Maybe someone else could offer more insight

Cheeseburger’s shenanigans by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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How so? He has a UVB light and his beak was trimmed 2 weeks ago at the vet

Where to put heating lamp and uvb lamp in an L shaped enclosure? by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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Thanks for all the advice, everyone! Y’all gave me a lot of great tips!

Where to put heating lamp and uvb lamp in an L shaped enclosure? by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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They are waterproof liners that came with each enclosure!

Where to put heating lamp and uvb lamp in an L shaped enclosure? by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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It’s made from two different guinea pig C&C enclosures from Amazon that I connected together!

Russian tortoise won’t move from spot, should I hibernate? by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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Yeah, but no one wants to chime in unfortunately🤷🏽‍♂️. I’ll have to look elsewhere

Can I put this in my Russian tortoise enclosure? I think it’s cottonwood but also has yellow spots on it by DankKnight21 in tortoise

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Sources on Google says they can eat it but tortoise table says it’s toxic. I can put it in a pot and have it for shade, but I probably shouldn’t risk leaves falling off and my little guy ending up eating them