Arizona Tortoise Tubes

Arizona Tortoise Tubes We sell heavy duty plastic tubes ideal for the perfect tortoise or reptile burrow.

We can also build you the perfect burrow to keep your tortoise cool during the hot summer days and warm all winter.

Here’s another burrow that we built for the sweetest sulcata tortoise! This one fit great in a 30” tube, so we put the 3...
11/02/2024

Here’s another burrow that we built for the sweetest sulcata tortoise! This one fit great in a 30” tube, so we put the 30” tube inside of a 36” tube so when it out grows the smaller tube it can be pulled out of the burrow and it will open up to a larger tube. That will keep this tortoise warm/cool and dry all the way through adulthood.

This customer reached out and said she needed a burrow done before the cold weather hit so her desert tortoise had a pla...
10/31/2024

This customer reached out and said she needed a burrow done before the cold weather hit so her desert tortoise had a place to spend the winter. We got this one built the day before the cold rolled in. Hopefully this tortoise will enjoy his long nap in his new shelter!

The weather is about to turn cold and wet this weekend and this desert tortoise got a new burrow just in time! Now he ca...
10/16/2024

The weather is about to turn cold and wet this weekend and this desert tortoise got a new burrow just in time! Now he can sleep the winter away knowing he’ll be warm and dry!

This week’s burrow build was for 2 large sulcatas that will share the burrow which means it needed to be bigger than nor...
10/01/2024

This week’s burrow build was for 2 large sulcatas that will share the burrow which means it needed to be bigger than normal. After digging out the hole I buried a good amount of plastic at the back of the burrow so these digging machines wouldn’t dig deeper. I also capped the end of the burrow with another piece of tube. I then put two 36” tubes together and then put one 30” tube for the entrance. After hauling in 4,340lbs of dirt these girls have themselves a nice place to escape the elements!

Another burrow completed today. This customer has a young sulcata tortoise that still has a lot of growing to do so I bu...
09/16/2024

Another burrow completed today. This customer has a young sulcata tortoise that still has a lot of growing to do so I built this burrow with 3 different size tubes (see second photo) that way two of the tubes can be removed as the tortoise grows to increase the size of the burrow. The customer wanted the entrance to look like the entrance to a mine shaft. I buried extra pieces of tube (first photo) in the back of the burrow and also capped the end so the tortoise can’t dig beyond the back of the burrow. After bringing in 3 tubes, 8’ of lumber, rocks, and 3000lbs of dirt this tortoise has himself a mine shaft burrow that will last a lifetime!

This large Sulcata still has some growing to do so I built this burrow with 2 different sized tubes. The 30” tube is ins...
08/31/2024

This large Sulcata still has some growing to do so I built this burrow with 2 different sized tubes. The 30” tube is inside of the 36” tube and it will work for the next few years. When she grows out of it, we can just slide the 30” tube out and it will open up to a 36” tube. That size should be big enough to last for the life of the tortoise. I had a great time hanging out with this big girl today while I built her new home!

08/30/2024

This customer has 2 desert tortoises and asked if I could build them each a tube burrow and add a brick divider to keep the two males separated. Here’s a video of me building the second burrow. You can see that I buried pieces of cut up tube under the back of the burrow and also blocked off the back of the tube to prevent the tortoise from burrowing any deeper and possibly causing a collapse. The tarp over the tube is not completely necessary but I always want to make sure I take all measures possible to keep the burrow waterproof. I hope this video helps someone on their burrow project! If you’re looking to build a tube burrow I have plenty of tubes available for sale. If you don’t want to take on the project by yourself just message me and I’d be happy to give you a quote on building a burrow for you!

The boys are out enjoying this beautiful evening! Do you need a burrow built for your tortoise or do you need a tube to ...
08/19/2024

The boys are out enjoying this beautiful evening! Do you need a burrow built for your tortoise or do you need a tube to build a burrow on your own? If so message me and we can discuss the details.

Yesterday marked 1 year since I started selling tortoise tubes. My favorite part has been meeting so many great people a...
08/11/2024

Yesterday marked 1 year since I started selling tortoise tubes. My favorite part has been meeting so many great people along the way. To celebrate making it 1 year I wanted to do something special and give something away to give back to the tortoise community. Today I was able to build a new burrow for this customer for her Sonoran Desert Tortoise completely free of charge. Here are a few photos of the building process. We hauled in over 2000lbs of dirt to raise the area for water drainage control and for insulation. This tortoise is quite young so he now how’s a burrow that will suit him for many years to come.

I just want to say thank you to all of my customers over the last year. I will still continue to sell tubes and will now offer a borrow building service as my time allows. Please let me know if you need a tube or a borrow built and we can discuss the details along with pricing!

This customer just finished his incredible enclosure! Check out how the tube burrow is elevated with all dirt slopes lea...
07/21/2024

This customer just finished his incredible enclosure! Check out how the tube burrow is elevated with all dirt slopes leading away from the burrow. That will ensure that his tortoise stays warm and dry through any weather that Arizona can throw at it! Really amazing work Phillip!

I found this little guy/gal sharing a room with one of my tortoises today. I guess a good burrow works for any animal tr...
07/07/2024

I found this little guy/gal sharing a room with one of my tortoises today. I guess a good burrow works for any animal trying to escape this miserable heat. Luckily my tortoises don’t mind sharing. He/she was released back into the tortoise burrow where it can stay as long as it wants!

Here is an amazing new burrow that a customer recently finished for her Sonoran Desert Tortoise. She definitely loves he...
05/29/2024

Here is an amazing new burrow that a customer recently finished for her Sonoran Desert Tortoise. She definitely loves her tortoise and is doing an amazing job caring for it!

Hibiscus and globe mallow flowers for breakfast!
05/13/2024

Hibiscus and globe mallow flowers for breakfast!

This customer decided to use the tubes for above ground shade areas. As you can see she painted them which helps not att...
05/02/2024

This customer decided to use the tubes for above ground shade areas. As you can see she painted them which helps not attract as much heat to the tubes as it would when they’re black and she also inserted pool noodles into the ridge areas in the tubes to further insulate them. Thats such a great use of the tubes! This is one awesome tortoise enclosure!

Here are some before and after photos from a customer. Jennifer followed the AZGFD suggestion and built her burrow with ...
04/29/2024

Here are some before and after photos from a customer. Jennifer followed the AZGFD suggestion and built her burrow with buckets which worked for a while until it was too tight for her tortoise to turn around in. She stopped by and purchase an 18” tube and went to work rebuilding the burrow. Look at the improvement! I’d say her tortoise approves of the new hideout! Great work on the burrow Jennifer!

West siders! I will be making a very quick trip to the west side on Sunday. This will not be my normal trips where I spe...
04/27/2024

West siders! I will be making a very quick trip to the west side on Sunday. This will not be my normal trips where I spend 3 hours out there selling tubes. I will be making a quick trip out and back to deliver tubes to a customer on that side of town. Since I’ll be over there I can bring some more tubes for anyone that wants to meet me at this Home Depot to pick them up. Just message me and let me know what size tubes you’d like me to bring and I will bring them for you. I plan to be in this parking lot from 11:30-12 before having to head home. Instead of charging one customer a big delivery fee I just charge everyone who wants them a $10 fee for coming to that side of town. Let me know if you’re interested!

Rex is a 25 year old Sonoran Desert Tortoise that was adopted from AZ Game and Fish. John and Susan came and picked up a...
04/27/2024

Rex is a 25 year old Sonoran Desert Tortoise that was adopted from AZ Game and Fish. John and Susan came and picked up a tube and built an amazing burrow for him. Rex likes it so much that he has refused to come out of it so far this year! This is such an amazing setup all the way around. Rex is one lucky guy!

Another amazing borrow! This burrow is positioned perfectly to utilize afternoon shade from the tree. Here is Craig’s de...
04/24/2024

Another amazing borrow! This burrow is positioned perfectly to utilize afternoon shade from the tree. Here is Craig’s description of his build.

I wanted to loop back and show you the rebuild/reconstruct for Walt, our Sonoran. This was using one of the 18”, 3ft tubes overlapping a half cut 2’ tall metal trash can, with some additional brick/rock entrance. Covered in 8” of dirt. It’ll get more shady as the tree continues to fill and the plants to the left regrow post trimming. The tubes are awesome, much stronger and better shape to ensure better insulation. I’m going to build a hang out area with the other tube in a non-burrow part of the yard for him to explore this fall. Thanks again.

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Let’s build a burrow!
Let’s build a burrow!

This customer has 2 desert tortoises and asked if I could build them each a tube burrow and add a brick divider to keep the two males separated. Here’s a video of me building the second burrow. You can see that I buried pieces of cut up tube under the back of the burrow and also blocked off the back of the tube to prevent the tortoise from burrowing any deeper and possibly causing a collapse. The tarp over the tube is not completely necessary but I always want to make sure I take all measures possible to keep the burrow waterproof. I hope this video helps someone on their burrow project! If you’re looking to build a tube burrow I have plenty of tubes available for sale. If you don’t want to take on the project by yourself just message me and I’d be happy to give you a quote on building a burrow for you!

Do you need us to build you a burrow for your tortoise? Maybe you just need a tube to build one yourself. Either way we can help! Message me for details!

The enclosures get very overgrown in the winter so in the spring I pull out a bunch of plants and trim everything back. Over the summer I just let everything grow so the tortoises have plenty to eat. Once the tortoises go into their burrows for the winter I go back to making more modifications to the enclosure. It’s always a work in progress. We haven’t seen Chip, the bunny, in a few days so I’m thinking maybe he was late with the rent payment and the tortoises evicted him.

You’re a young Sonoran Desert Tortoise who was adopted from AZGFD last summer and you’ve come out of brumation to find your new enclosure has grown into a jungle while you were sleeping. You take a stroll and find 10 different edible plants that luckily have a bunch of delicious flowers to eat! When it gets hot you have 3 different shelters to choose from for an afternoon nap. Life is pretty good on this beautiful spring day!

Tortoise enclosure walk through
Tortoise enclosure walk through

I’ve seen the tubes used so many different ways and I try to post as many customer photos as I can to give everyone ideas on how to use the tubes. Here’s a short video of my enclosures and how I’ve used the tubes for my tortoises.

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