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Building a new enclosure in my backyard for my young Aldabra. The first step is a tall privacy fence around the backyard. I'm planning on using 4 x 6 posts with a layer of fencing on the outside up to 7 feet, and a layer on the inside buried into the ground 12" extending up to about 3 feet.
The inside layer is the question. It needs to be durable and safe first and foremost. But it also needs to look good. This is our backyard and we inhabit it.
I could use horizontal 2x12 cedar or treated - might do that.
I'd like to use steel sheets 1/8" or 3/16" thick. They will rust but very slowly. I've got 1/8" plate steel planters that I made and they have been in place 10 years and they look great still. My concern is safety for the tort. Will it get too hot in the sun, or will the tort self regulate and simply move away from the hot parts?
And, is it too "hard"? Meaning since the tend to edge walk and rub against the perimeter walls a lot, should the surface be a bit softer, like wood? I see plenty of folks that use concrete block and they don't seem to have a problem - or do they? And a lot use wood.
Would appreciate your thoughts/experience.
Thanks, Ben
The inside layer is the question. It needs to be durable and safe first and foremost. But it also needs to look good. This is our backyard and we inhabit it.
I could use horizontal 2x12 cedar or treated - might do that.
I'd like to use steel sheets 1/8" or 3/16" thick. They will rust but very slowly. I've got 1/8" plate steel planters that I made and they have been in place 10 years and they look great still. My concern is safety for the tort. Will it get too hot in the sun, or will the tort self regulate and simply move away from the hot parts?
And, is it too "hard"? Meaning since the tend to edge walk and rub against the perimeter walls a lot, should the surface be a bit softer, like wood? I see plenty of folks that use concrete block and they don't seem to have a problem - or do they? And a lot use wood.
Would appreciate your thoughts/experience.
Thanks, Ben