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I need help building my tortoise enclosure?
Hello, I have one mediterranean tortoise that is outgrowing its current enclosure. I am looking to build a new one and have a few ideas, but I don't know if they are good ideas or not. Firstly, I was going to use a large hamster's cage for her, with a heat lamp mounted to the top of it.
For the base, I was going to use soil, but I was also thinking about planting grass seeds in there, to grow some grass for her to eat as well as what we feed her.
A shallow plastic bowl for water dug in to the soil, for bathing and hydration, and some decorative sticks.
Is this decent for a tortoise? Any tips/advice?
Thanks
When you say a large hamster cage, what sort of floor area are you talking about? I cannot see even a large hamster cage being big enough for anything but a hatchling, and then that would be outgrown very rapidly.
You mention fixing a heat lamp to the top of the cage. Have you considered how/where you would affix the necessary UV tube lighting, too?
The soil substrate sounds fine. I recommend a 50/50 mix of sterile topsoil and sand. Don't bother planting grass-seed - the tortoise would destroy it before it ever had a chance to establish. What works better is growing several seed trays of grass and weed mix outside of the tortoise environment (on a windowsill, for example) and when one is good and ready, sink the entire tray into the substrate - replacing it with the next one *before* the tortoise has mown it all down to bare earth, LOL!
Oh, also I notice that you haven't mentioned providing him/her with a hide. This is very important, as not having somewhere secluded to retreat to could cause him/her unnecessary stress.
Hope this helps!
Alex
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