tortoise table/coffee table idea?

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How about these for dimensions, would this be enough for say a single russian tortoise?
4feet Long, 2 feet wide, living area 18" high
I was thinking maybe have a small radient heat panel off to one side for kindof a basking area, but would that be ok for a tortoise?
 
How about these for dimensions, would this be enough for say a single russian tortoise?
4feet Long, 2 feet wide, living area 18" high
I was thinking maybe have a small radient heat panel off to one side for kindof a basking area, but would that be ok for a tortoise?
 
not sure on the basking/heat panel. i would say 5x2 to house it for life (bear in mind I don't know how big russians get) but if you were to house it in this, you would need to let it out somewhere to run a larger area each day :)
 
Id say 5 x 2 as well as a minimum. Go absolutely as large as possible, dont cut corners. But I would do it deeper than 18 inches. Perhaps 30 inches? A little wider wouldnt hurt as well.

Im not a tortiose expert, but a flood lamp should get you the proper temps and range you need. :)
 
Of course if you buy a small tortise it's going to take a while to grow too big. It could live in their quite happily for a couple of years then move it to a bigger enclosure and get something else to live in the table.

Cheers

Ian
 
loconorc;1253364; said:
Id say 5 x 2 as well as a minimum. Go absolutely as large as possible, dont cut corners. But I would do it deeper than 18 inches. Perhaps 30 inches? A little wider wouldnt hurt as well.

Im not a tortiose expert, but a flood lamp should get you the proper temps and range you need. :)
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Tortoises don't "climb" .. so it doesnt need to be 30 inches tall.
 
If it was to be functional, would it maybe a bit stressing for a tortoise to be always veiwed and stood over from above etc? Just thoughts....
 
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