Pictures of Huberts big adventure. ( went outside )

[smsararas2]

Hi All,

Today was a nice and warm spring day here, So my wife who was busy getting her gardens ready to plant said "why don't you bring Hubert out for some real sunlight)

I was like that a great Idea.

So after about ten minutes of throwing together a small encloure (made out of 2x10's that i use for loading the Quads, and some strapping to make the lip. all screw nailed together so really secure.

Hubert loved it he checked out each end, then went into the leaves. he laid on the rock for awhile. He then retired to his fleece blanket for a nappy.

I let him nap for 20 mins then took him inside. He went right into his hide and was not seen until this afternoon when I brought him a snack.....Spoiled eh...

enjoy the pics

[Katrina]

Love it!!

I've been meaning to do something like this every summer, so that I can leave them out for a bit without constant, direct supervision. I'll have to get around to it this summer... Great pics and great idea!

[smsararas2]

Its dual purpose too. After Hubert when in I brought out the 4 turtles we are foster homing.(we are friends witha local rescue org, we hold these turtlles until around august and they transport them to a holding pond thats safe and secure)

the turtle ran around like crazy some tried to climb the corners only one was some what settled.

the bad part is my wife has a project for me now. She wants a small turtle enclosure with a water element outside.

I said i want to build Hubert something better first. this was a spur of th moment quickie....lol

yes I am happy how well the pitures came out. not bad with a ole fuji 5mega pic

[MissMeg]

Its amazing what little mega pics can do when your outside or have very good lighting
I love how happy Hubert is lol. Last year we took Ruckus out side (no enclosure) and he just layed flat on the ground and didnt move for 20 mins lol. He probably felt threatend. Ill try to make an enclosure like yours next time. Great Idea

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

I might do something like that just with a bottom so on sunny days in the summer he has a bigger cage.

[smsararas2]

I might do something like that just with a bottom so on sunny days in the summer he has a bigger cage.

I wanted no bottom so he got to have the proverbial "grass between his toes'

My next "project" an outside enclosure, I think i'll bury some chicken fencing down a foot or so below ground level. this way he could root around and possibly tunnel around and i would not worry as much

time will tell if I get that ambitious...lol

[MissMeg]

Do they acually dig in dirt? Stupid question. But do they acually like dig tunnels and stuff like bunnies and moles, ect. I thought they were more of the ones to burrow under loose dirt and leaves and logs and stuff like that.

[Nae]

Do they acually dig in dirt? Stupid question. But do they acually like dig tunnels and stuff like bunnies and moles, ect. I thought they were more of the ones to burrow under loose dirt and leaves and logs and stuff like that.

Yep~ Although not quite like rabbits and moles, but Mazi once hollowed out a little cave under a flat rock to sleep in.

He looks like he had fun I really like the black marks on his face, cute~

[MissMeg]

That cool. I never really thought that they would do that. I guess I thought they just burrowed under loose stuff, and little crevases lol.

[smsararas2]

no worries MissMeg I did not know for sure either, I just read a couple forum strains mostly from our down under friends who have year round outside enclosure. in these i noted the fencing that has been buried.

mine will not be year round or overly ornate. i will eventually have to move it when we get posted again.