Recent content by chuck21570

Last thing, in the pic, that is a CHE on the left to provide heat, which I put above and behind the hide, hoping to keep it warm in there. The entrance to the hide is towards the rear of the enclosure so heat will get in there easily. The middle is a 30 inch T8, On the right it’s a 75 w...

A couple of other details I forgot to mention. 1 hide is 9.5 inches wide by 12 inches deep and about 8 inches high. 2. Hide has sephrum moss substrate. Rest of the enclosure is 50/50 mix of two zoo med products: - eco earth loose coconut fiber - forest floor cypress mulch I also spread...

So I did another thread telling the story as I went, but figured I would do another one giving the details of the my build after the fact for those who might like to see but didn’t follow along with my other thread. some of the technical details: 1. 56 inches wide by 23 inches deep. I know a...

A couple of better pictures.

Hi Ellie May, thank you for the nice comments. Re: the moss, I thought based upon all the posts I had read that the sphagnum moss was actually good, especially for the hide, since it retains moisture better. So the hide is completely sphagnum moss, and since I had a little left over, I kind of...

Ok, last post for the build! Thanks to those of you following along and showing interest. Here are some pics of the decor, and some pics of the little guy in there.

Ok, for those of you still following along, winding down the build finally! Beers were a flowin and the music was a goin! We had some Ryan Adams, some Led Zeppelin, and who even remembers what else! It is all a blur in this god forsaken heat. Ok, over the last couple of days I put the...

Ok for those of you following along, done with day 4 and 5. Both were short days, had other crap going on. :( The beer and music are back!!!! music choices for the last 2 days were a little Beach Slang, from my hometown of Philly, and a little bit of old school Metallica, and Pink...

So I have been watching some videos of people who built wood enclosures for their non-baby tortoises, and they only put trash bag / shower curtain on the floor of the enclosure they built. Is that enough, or do you have to run it up the sides? The moist substrate for humidity purposes will...

Ok, after a little forced break, I got back into action for day 3 the other day! As you know, I like to start with the beer and music update for the time I worked. No beer day 3 as I had some technical cuts I was doing, so wanted no impairments! The music selection was a variety of things...

Just a couple more pics from today.

Ok, day 2 of the build...... more beer, more music..... I don’t know which I love more, beer or music. Probably music. Yesterday’s build music was Pkew Pkew Pkew from Canada. Today’s build music was Bolt Thrower from Brit so today I focused in part on framing. I have a couple of ideas...

ok, so looking for some advice on the next part of my build, want to see what others think. I have read a lot of posts along the way, so I THINK I know what the feedback will be, but want to get the latest and greatest thoughts on it. 1. The long board on the enclosure so far is the front...

I assume this info is posted somewhere on here, but does Mark have a website in case my build ends up being an epic fail?