As sum of you may know i got a hermann tortoise a week ago now, she is currently in a vivarium & i want to put her in a large tortoise table there is one problem i not 100% sure how to make it any pictures and information will help me also the subsrate she is on is wood chippings and my dad is buying play sand and soil to make the 50/50 soil mix today or tomorrow - i have tomorrow and the day after to make it as i am off school i will also have friday night and the weekend if i need it! i have a large bedding box i could use but i need more info

thanks india

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Ok, well it depends on the size of the tort, and the dimensions you want, but they are relatively simple.

You will need a drill though.

So/ a sheet of mdf/plywood for the base (for example, 4x3) and a piece of lyno of the same dimenions. This will make the base water tight and cleanable.

Wood - 4' x 8" x 1" x2

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Here's a pic of my Hermann hatchling's set up:

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sorry pressed wrong button....

3' x 8" x 1" x 2

Now, you can either screw the base to the edges, or cut slight indents to fit the base into...
Its easier to screw the base to the edges, so probably best to get the base cut slightly larger.

If you go to a timber merchant or b&q they will cut the wood for you.

You also need to make a box or something similar for sleeping... this should be quite simple and can either be mounted at one end or moveable.

Other considerations are light fixings...

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the tortoise is 9cm long

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tina how big is your set-up????

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It's roughly 3.5ft x 2.5ft

She's only 7 months old so it's plenty big enough, here's a pic of her in it so you can judge better:

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hi i dont know if this helps but i use combi heat and uvb lamps they work well and just plug in i will show you my indoor juvenile set up and the table i use for my hatchling hermans and graeca gaeca.

terry

Here are a couple of photos of the different tort tables I have had. My wooden one, which was the first one I had is 4ft x 2ft. The bigger you can go the better as torts in the wild would walk for miles every day.

Indoor guinea pig cage...


Home made wooden one...

wow some pretty impressive set ups there.......

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