So Rosie's nice wooden enclosure ended up getting the water barrier destroyed and thus the moisture and substrate bugs ended up deep in the wood rendering it a total loss.
So, since we are moving in the next few months we decided to hold off on building a new enclosure until we know what space we're working with (and outside vs inside areas).
So, I present to you my 54 gallon Rubbermaid temporary enclosure. Would work for hatchlings as well. Rosie is a 5 year old redfoot.
The uv light is a tube fixture attached on the underside back of the lid. The heat source is a CHE on a thermostat 24/7 to keep one end around 90 and let the other end be the cooler side (more like cooler middle) and the large rectangle cutout will soon have a plexiglass access door. The CHE is suspended from metal brackets under the plastic lid rim.
This is the underside, pre-cutting. I used a jigsaw with a Pvc blade and taped the lid just to help prevent cracking.
Just thought I'd share for those needing ideas!
So, since we are moving in the next few months we decided to hold off on building a new enclosure until we know what space we're working with (and outside vs inside areas).
So, I present to you my 54 gallon Rubbermaid temporary enclosure. Would work for hatchlings as well. Rosie is a 5 year old redfoot.
The uv light is a tube fixture attached on the underside back of the lid. The heat source is a CHE on a thermostat 24/7 to keep one end around 90 and let the other end be the cooler side (more like cooler middle) and the large rectangle cutout will soon have a plexiglass access door. The CHE is suspended from metal brackets under the plastic lid rim.
This is the underside, pre-cutting. I used a jigsaw with a Pvc blade and taped the lid just to help prevent cracking.
Just thought I'd share for those needing ideas!