Outdoor work day, the tortys get new pens

JustAnja · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 56 Location: WI

Well I picked up my lumber to get started on my outside pens this past week so Dan and I took most of today to work on them. I still need to pick up a few more 2x12s to finish the last group of pens but we completed two today and I got a ton of seeds broadcast plus the Redfoots and the Hermanns got to take a test drive of their pens for the day.

Getting started....Redfoots will have the largest pen in the middle, which will get the most shade. There is a small bush that leans across the ground and runs for about 5ft that will make some nice shade for them once it fills out this year. The back half of all of the pens will be covered by the canopy once the leaves are back on the trees as well.

The Redfoot three taking it all in when I set them down in the pen.

And away they go lol

You can see the bush I was talking about in this pic

The Hermanns pen

H2 enjoying some weeds YUM

Hawthorne getting in some rock climbing

Every feel like your being followed? lol

Eli found some small bits to munch on

After transplanting weeds from other parts of the yard

Redfoots again

Hope you enjoy, I cant wait to do some more planting and see how things look once everything starts coming up. ;D
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**Justin** · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 94 Location: PA

Woah thats awesome...i wish i could do something like that for snakes. Arent you worried at all about ticks or mites?

Awesome pics and enclosure, keep updating pics as you go Smile

Justin
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JustAnja · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 56 Location: WI

I will be treating the area around the pens for ticks, but mites should not be an issue at all.
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**Justin** · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 94 Location: PA

o ok, cool i wasnt sure how all that worked

good luck
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**Eric** · Site Admin Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 333 Location: Pa

That's Awesome! Great Set up.
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ZEKE · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 436

awesome!! my mom said she thinks a tort would be a cool pet. we might be getting one! any advice on a first tort? what would be a good first?

Amy · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 21

Love the pics! Saw them on your myspace bulletin and can' t resist anything that says tortoise in it. Just bought a new place recently and has some awesome area for boxes if I close it in right. Do you ever have any problem with digging? The pens I had pre-divorce were of concrete block layers and put about 6 inches down but would rather not have to do that again.