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Turtle & Tortoise
Habitats
New!! Instructions finished for the
Rubbermaid outdoor heated houses!!
Thinking of building a habitat?
Read this first!
A Secure Habitat - Darrell Senneke, TTUSA
Top Tips For Perfect Pens - By A. C. Highfield
Inexpensive ways to make a great reptile enclosure! Tricia Power
How To Build a Pen by Dorothy M. DeLisle
The Maintenance and Breeding of Tortoises and Turtles in Cold Climates;
a review of Housing methods employed by The Tortoise Trust
A Secure Habitat - Darrell Senneke, TTUSA
Top Tips For Perfect Pens - By A. C. Highfield
Inexpensive ways to make a great reptile enclosure! Tricia Power
How To Build a Pen by Dorothy M. DeLisle
The Maintenance and Breeding of Tortoises and Turtles in Cold Climates;
a review of Housing methods employed by The Tortoise Trust
*Before getting
started...*
When building your turtle / tortoise enclosures (esp. indoor habitats) avoid Pine, Cedar and Fir. Be sure that the woods are free of toxins.
Pressure or weather treated wood contains formaldehyde- avoid all Wolmanized lumber.
Any hard wood (oak) is best for your inside tort enclosure/table and use two or three coats of a water base polyurethane.
Railroad ties leach oils that are hazardous. Paints and lacquer fumes also pose a danger. Be sure that they are dried out at least twice long as the manufacturers recommendations- if not longer.
When building your turtle / tortoise enclosures (esp. indoor habitats) avoid Pine, Cedar and Fir. Be sure that the woods are free of toxins.
Pressure or weather treated wood contains formaldehyde- avoid all Wolmanized lumber.
Any hard wood (oak) is best for your inside tort enclosure/table and use two or three coats of a water base polyurethane.
Railroad ties leach oils that are hazardous. Paints and lacquer fumes also pose a danger. Be sure that they are dried out at least twice long as the manufacturers recommendations- if not longer.
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This Painted turtle didnt
survive the family dog. Photo by -Bil Ness |