Sterilite 66 Qt62 L Ultra Storage Box Stadium Blue

ariesxiao · Dec 29, 2018

Where do you guys to buy the container to contain your tortoise? Or you all make by yourself?

I tried to find those things in Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Petco and PetSmart and cannot find any. All they have are just some fish tanks which is used to keep turtle instead of tortoise. And I don't think it has too much space. Those tanks are usually very long and high but not that wide. Also those tanks are glasses and very heavy. It is very hard for me to clean them and change the coconut soil 1-2 times a week.

Finally, I used https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-66-Qt-62-L-Ultra-Storage-Box-Stadium-Blue/45924275 Actually a box to store clothes. It is light weight, relatively larger (This size is pretty much the size I can provide for tortoise in my home if I keep it indoor.). However, I cannot make it a closed box which is very hard to keep the humidity.

Making one by myself may not be a feasible option. I am not good at those handy work at all.

Currently, I used the humidifier bought from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CWXQF37/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 to continue to spray fog into the container. However, this humidier has bad quality and stopped working after 3-month use. Also my friend told me contiueing to spray fog into the tortoise container is not good for the tortoise health. It can cause some disease in lung and respiratory system.

I tried to make the coconut soil wet. But it has two problems.
1. It will be dried very quickly as I keep the container at a relative high temperature (30-32 C)
and it doesn't help the humidity very much, I believe since I don't see the reading of the humidity meter in the container changed too much.
2. If the soil is wet, it will attach to the tortoise leg and body. Later the tortoise will bring them to the water plate and food container which makes the whole container very dirty.

Generally speaking, I'd like to get some advice and recommendation for the closed tortoise tank and humidifier.

Thanks a lot!

SweetGreekTorts

For hatchlings I use the enormous heavy-duty totes that Home Depot sells. They come with a lid that I cut up as needed for the lights, but still have a closed chamber set-up to hold high humidity.

When it's time for a space upgrade, I make my own tortoise tables.

Pastel Tortie

For hatchlings I use the enormous heavy-duty totes that Home Depot sells. They come with a lid that I cut up as needed for the lights, but still have a closed chamber set-up to hold high humidity.

That's what we used for our young box turtle's indoor enclosure. Around $20 at Home Depot or Lowe's.

Rubbermaid 54 gallon tote
41.5" x 21.5" x 18.6" high
Gray tote with removable black lid

Yvonne G

My husband saw it laying on its side in a field and he went to the house and asked if he could buy it. The guy gave it to him. The one side it was laying on is totally rusted out and has to be supported by a piece of wood. My husband was a welder, and he had hoped to be able to make a new side wall for it, but he died before that happened. But it's fine like it is. It's only a plant stand, after all!

Blackdog1714

Finally get two gallon storage boxes for my sulcata and russian tortoise. Covered its top by Alumnium Foil. I also get a fake plant and put the pipe of my fog humidifier into the plant which can make the fog to spread gentlelly.(Not full of the whole box at a few mins)

Love your bottle waterer. I have two- one I use for small bits of hard ffod to trickle out after I modify it a bit. I think my Russian loves to get a cleaner water.

ariesxiao

Love your bottle waterer. I have two- one I use for small bits of hard ffod to trickle out after I modify it a bit. I think my Russian loves to get a cleaner water.

Yes. But I have never seen my Sulcata drink water. I did see my Russian tortoise drink water sometimes.

Maro2Bear

Finally get two gallon storage boxes for my sulcata and russian tortoise. Covered its top by Alumnium Foil. I also get a fake plant and put the pipe of my fog humidifier into the plant which can make the fog to spread gentlelly.(Not full of the whole box at a few mins)

Good that you got some plastic storage containers. You probably should add a lot more mulch (orchid bark / coco coir / cypress mulch). Not sure your plant there is adding anything....and it looks like it could easily tip over and scare your Sully, or, even worse, tip half way over and land on your CHE and melt...or catch fire.

Make sure the holder for your CHE is NOT plastic, but ceramic - again a fire hazard.

Have fun....you will soon have your hands full. Start thinking and designing the next, much larger enclosure.

Good luck, Happy Torting

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