When walking by the box turtle pen this a.m. I found a box turtle out, in the cold, with swollen eyes. I already have 3 tubs set up in the house, and they're sharing two light stands, the wrought iron stands from Zoo Med. So I had to make another light stand.
I built this stand in 10 minutes with supplies and wood scraps I had on hand. The wall where this stand is going to be is 38" wide, so even though my tub wasn't that big, I made the stand a bit bigger in case I ever needed to use it under a larger tub.
I had a piece of scrap plywood already cut to a good size for this project (33" L), so I just cut a couple pieces of 2x4 for the side arms (21 1/2").
I screwed them onto the plywood, and you don't have to worry if they're straight up and down or not because the top cross piece pulls them together. In this case, I had some old 1/2"x2" pieces. Be sure to cut your top piece the exact same length as the bottom plywood is.
I don't plant my baby box turtle tub because every day I have to dig them all up and put them in front of the food. This uproots all the plants, so its not worthwhile to have them.
I built this stand in 10 minutes with supplies and wood scraps I had on hand. The wall where this stand is going to be is 38" wide, so even though my tub wasn't that big, I made the stand a bit bigger in case I ever needed to use it under a larger tub.
I had a piece of scrap plywood already cut to a good size for this project (33" L), so I just cut a couple pieces of 2x4 for the side arms (21 1/2").
I screwed them onto the plywood, and you don't have to worry if they're straight up and down or not because the top cross piece pulls them together. In this case, I had some old 1/2"x2" pieces. Be sure to cut your top piece the exact same length as the bottom plywood is.
I don't plant my baby box turtle tub because every day I have to dig them all up and put them in front of the food. This uproots all the plants, so its not worthwhile to have them.
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