i'm going to get a tortiose table made for me, as at the min hes in a viv as the shop said that would be fine. i've read on here loads how bad viv are for them so i want to get him out soon asap. but i need a bit of help,
i've got a herman called jack who is 4 years old, what size table would i need? and what lighting ect?
if anyone could post pic of there to help too that would be great.

my over half is building a outside pen tomorrow.

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08 leo's normal and cwd for sale

I have a nice new 48" x 30" x 12" tort table for sale if you're interested, and in the London area as it would have to be collected, only £40.

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ideally the bigger the better and the deeper the better.. i'd say at the very minimum 3ft by 3ft by about 1ft deep..

Lighting, the best on the market is the combined t-rex bulb which gives heat and uvb.. alternatively a exo-terra uvb tube, and a red spot lamp work well

Make sure there is like a covered area, or hides that they can use to get away from the heat..a deep substrate also helps this as the tortoises will dig to thermoregulate

50/50% playsand/soil mix works well, hemp also for substrate



Katie

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do i need to have any heat at nite time? as at the min i've got a heat mat on the side on the viv which stays on all the time. i was told to do this

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08 leo's normal and cwd for sale

If your house isnt especially cold, normal room temperature is fine at night, there is no need for a heatmat indoors at all,only outside on the ceiling/side of outside enclosure if its really cold!

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What size is your tortoise? The bigger the table the better IMO.

As a temp measure to get the tort out of the viv you can always use an underbed storage box, these only cost a couple of pounds - or even an old large drawer.

As advised your tortoise does not need any form of heat at night. Heat mats are not needed at night and in fact can be really harmful to tortoises.

Tamie

thanks everyone will get it sort straight way.

my other half is building me a outside pen today, with a little house for him to go into too. what kind of light ect will i need for that?

also should he be outside now? as it's not warm.

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08 leo's normal and cwd for sale

LOL thats what i am going to use to start. Is conti-board/hardboard ok to make a table out of? im planning cont-board for the sides and hard board (think that is what it is called, the stuff they use on the bottom of drawers anyway) for the bottom. Does this sound ok ?

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PS. what size and depth for a 4 inch tort to start with?

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"I hate purity, I hate goodness. I don't want virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone corrupt."

Hardboard is too flimsy, the bottom will fall out when you fill it up with sand/soil, that stuff is heavy! I used 12mm exterior ply for the base of mine.

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