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ON THIS PAGE WE WILL SHOW YOU OUR OUTDOOR AND INDOOR
TORTOISE SET-UPS.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETLY RE-DOING OUR
TORT YARD TO ACCOMIDATE OUR NEW ADULT TRIO. UPDATED PICS WILL BE POSTED AS CHANGES ARE MADE. THE PICS ABOVE AND BELOW THIS
TEXT ARE OF THE TEMPORARY ADULT TORT YARD SHOWN IN 2 HALVES.
IN THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS WE WILL EXPLAIN THE "SPECIAL
FEATURES" OF OUR SET-UP.
PICTURED BELOW IS PROBABLY THE BEST FEATURE
OF OUR TORT YARD. IT'S AN 6' x 4' PLAYPEN / PLANTER. IT'S CONSTRUCTED OF 2 X 12'S AND CHICKEN WIRE. WE USE THIS PRIMARILY
FOR GROWING NEW GRASS BUT IT ALSO WORKS WELL AS A "PLAYPEN" FOR A DAY IN THE SUN FOR HATCHLINGS. IT IS CURRENTLY HOUSING OUR
YEARLINGS.
WE ARE ADDING MORE OF THESE PENS AS THEY ARE VERY USEFUL.
PICTURED BELOW IS OUR 20" MALE, PULO, AND ONE OF
HIS GIRLFRIENDS, ATTIA, STANDING IN FRONT OF THEIR "REFURBISHED" HOUSE. IT'S CONSTRUCTED OF CINDER BLOCKS AND IS 4' x 8'.
THE ROOF IS 3/4 " PLYWOOD WITH A 250 WATT HEAT EMITTER IN THE "CHIMINEY" FOR USE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. IT'S SEALED WITH LATEX
CAULK INSTEAD OF MORTAR SO IT CAN BE DISASSENBLED AND MOVED IF NEEDED. NEXT TO THE HOUSE IS AN ELEVATED GARDEN AREA. IT STILL
NEEDS WORK BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE.
THE PHOTO BELOW SHOWS THAT WE DIVIDED THE YARD
TO PLANT NEW SOD. WE'RE THINKING OF LEAVING THE DIVIDER BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM ALMOST DOUBLE THE "PERIMETER" TO "PATROL".
THE PHOTO BELOW SHOWS THE FOOD AND WATER STATION.
PICTURED BELOW IS PULO'S OTHER GIRLFRIEND, CLEO,
MUNCHING ON GRASS BY THE POND. THE POND IS APPROX. 3' x 4' AND IS ABOUT 5" DEEP IN THE MIDDLE. WE DUG A SHALLOW DEPRESSION
AND LAID DOWN HARDWARE CLOTH AS A BASE. WE POURED CONCRETE OVER THE MESH ABOUT 2" THICK AND SHAPED THE POND. IT'S EASILY CLEANED
WITH A COUPLE SWEEPS WITH A PUSH BROOM AND A HOSE WITH A SPRAY GUN. THEY SOAK THEMSELVES IN IT EVERY DAY.
ALSO IN THE PICTURE IS A SECOND PEN THAT IS SURROUNDING
AN EGG NEST. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE ONE CLUTCH IN THE GROUND TO SEE HOW IT DOES. I'LL BE COVERING IT WITH CHICKEN WIRE SOON TO
KEEP BIRDS AND CATS OUT.
BELOW IS A PIC OF ME AND ONE OF MY HELPERS, MY
DAUGHTER LACY. WE'RE LAYING NEW SOD IN THE TORT YARD AND IT STARTED RAINING. SHE'S A VALUABLE ASSET TO WOODY'S REPTILES AND
HELPS 'OL DAD WITH ALL HIS PROJECTS. MY OTHER DAUGHTER, CARISSA, IS ALSO A VALUABLE ASSET TO WOODY'S REPTILES. SHE IS
CURRENTLY DESIGNING US AN AWESOME NEW WEBSITE THAT WILL BE REPLACING THIS ONE WHEN IT'S READY.
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