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StudentoReptile
04-13-13, 10:49 AM
Had some leftover watermelon this morning, so I gave it to the tortoises. Here's Lobo and Lola enjoying a slice or two.


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/Redfoot%20Tortoises/redfoots_2013-04-13_1_zpsbe1a3a33.jpg

And here is the revised juvenile outdoor pen for Toby and Moby. I scrapped the turtle pond idea, and this seemed a good alternative for the work already done.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/Redfoot%20Tortoises/redfoots_2013-04-13_2_zpsb7f49c15.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/Redfoot%20Tortoises/redfoots_2013-04-13_3_zps17b5b5b0.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/Redfoot%20Tortoises/redfoots_2013-04-13_4_zps9a878c42.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/Redfoot%20Tortoises/redfoots_2013-04-13_5_zps08d6d2e9.jpg
smy_749
04-13-13, 10:54 AM
Very nice, just curious what function does the glass over half serve?
Mark Taylor
04-13-13, 11:04 AM
I would imagine there is more heat at that point green house affect if you like.

I bet they enjoyed the watermelon.
How old are they?
StudentoReptile
04-13-13, 11:12 AM
Very nice, just curious what function does the glass over half serve?

lol...you're the second person who has thought that is glass. That is actually a used screen-mesh door, which blocks out some sun and provides some extra shade on that side of the enclosure. Definitely not glass. :D

The juveniles are approximately 3-4 years old, I did not get them as hatchlings.

The female eating the watermelon is about 5 yrs old (so I was told), and the large male is about 7-8, perhaps more.
smy_749
04-13-13, 11:13 AM
I would imagine there is more heat at that point green house affect if you like.

I bet they enjoyed the watermelon.
How old are they?

I don't think that works for green house does it? Wouldn't the heat just find its way to the other half and rise out anyways?
Mark Taylor
04-13-13, 11:16 AM
lol...you're the second person who has thought that is glass. That is actually a used screen-mesh door, which blocks out some sun and provides some extra shade on that side of the enclosure. Definitely not glass. :D

The juveniles are approximately 3-4 years old, I did not get them as hatchlings.

The female eating the watermelon is about 5 yrs old (so I was told), and the large male is about 7-8, perhaps more.

So I was the 3rd person who also thought that was glass so I imagined wrong :)
Mark Taylor
04-13-13, 11:18 AM
I don't think that works for green house does it? Wouldn't the heat just find its way to the other half and rise out anyways?

I was wrong anyhow but I bet if it was glass it would be warmer under the glass side. But it's not glass.
smy_749
04-13-13, 11:24 AM
Looking at it again, its clearly screen lol woops. Anyways, nice enclosure.