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Tort Pen Step Five: Buried The Burrow!!

Nanci said:
Thanks Jenn! I hope to get the drip irrigation put in tomorrow morning while it's cool. My paycheck sucked, so I won't be buying the fence charger or very many plants this time...But I have some already, and can get something for the top of the burrow. I'm still thinking I need at least 500# more dirt.

I don't want them to dig their own burrow because I'm afraid of flooding. In the wild, they'd dig into a hillside. So in my yard, the burrow has to be above ground. Some people keep them in little dog house-type things, but I want them to have a more natural microclimate. You should have seen Koko last night. He dug so far into the burrow that I didn't think I was going to be able to pull him out to put him to bed in the house for the night!

Nanci
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I hear you... btw... how hard will it be to take the torts out in the event you need to bring them inside due to weather or other pending disaster? If they dig themselves in there good, can you still reach them well enough to pull them out? I suppose that's another benfit of building the burrow for them.

Jenn
 
Well, they can't dig out, so the furthest away they can be is the depth of a garbage can, horizontally.

I keep hoping to achieve Step Six, but my only free morning, yesterday, was ruined by being sick, though I did go out in the evening and force myself to dig a 100 foot trench for the water line, but I haven't buried it yet. I'm still searching for suitable trees/large shrubs for instant shade, though I did pick up a few more small things. Maybe there will be progress tonight, though it's 94F out now and getting hotter...

Nanci
 
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