{"id":157,"date":"2013-05-22T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T21:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boxturtleworld.com\/reptilesupplies\/?p=157"},"modified":"2017-07-26T11:30:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T16:30:33","slug":"zoo-med-tortoise-house-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxturtleworld.com\/reptilesupplies\/zoo-med-tortoise-house-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo Med Tortoise House Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Zoo<\/a><\/a>This wooden Zoo Med Tortoise House is big enough for most sizes of box turtle, has a lockable lid for safety and a sheltered side where you turtle can escape from the sun or rain. It’s suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. And it’s expandable so you can give your box turtle more room, or keep multiple turtles in one house.<\/p>\n

Most reviewers like it very much. A few did have a little trouble with assembly. And connecting two together does take a little creativity. But overall the advantages seem to outweigh the disadvantages.<\/p>\n

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Box Turtle House Size<\/h2>\n

The house is 36 inches long x 24 inches wide x 12 inches high, according to the Zoo Med website.<\/p>\n

This is bigger than the minimum recommended size of 36 inches by 12 inches for housing one box turtle (size recommended by Philippe de Vosjoli in The Box Turtle Manual). It’s a bit shorter than the recommended 16-20 inches tall, but this recommendation is based on keeping your box turtle from climbing out of an open top. As long as you keep the top closed (and locked!) your pet can’t escape. Since it has a floor, they also can’t dig out if you’re using it outside.<\/p>\n

A few people did complain that it was too small for their pet, but these reviewers appeared to have species of tortoise that grow bigger than the average box turtle. Even the biggest box turtles don’t get bigger than about 8 or 9 inches. Zoo Med recommends no more than two adult turtles in one house.<\/p>\n

And the panel on one end slides up and out so you can put two houses end-to-end for more space.<\/p>\n

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Tortoise House Quality and Durability<\/h2>\n

The reviews here are mixed. Most reviewers loved it. They said the:<\/p>\n