Recent content by manetteaplin

We are in southern Oregon so similar temps to Northern California. I have a double layer of your plastic/rubber on our entry but we also have a board we lock our guy and heat in the for the winter, our house is quite a bit bigger because in the winter it is his only space. I have a heater on a...

I have to share a little love story here. I didn’t realize until building franklins new winter house how many people understand my love for him! We own and run a constitution business from our home. About 3 years ago our daughter and her friend left franklins gate open and he excepted :( as we...

The plastic is cut into the 3 ft door and the plastic is dogggie door replacement flaps that are double lined one set out side one inside and we have a plywood insert to lock him in or keep it warmer when it’s cold. I was going to use a doggie door but quickly realized they aren’t big enough so...

Erik, I built that pen a about 4 years ago with one of my guys over a weekend when my husband was out of town :) it is 4x4 pressure treated post, I used sack concrete in the holes and just put the hose in there to activate it. 2x12 (or 2x10) pressure treated along the bottom and hog pannels on...

So the inside is still a work in progress! Still need an electrician to give me a few more plugs so I can get cords tucked away better, and another shelf put up for my temperature alarm and temp gun. Also the dog house with straw is new for him and I don’t know if he will use it or like it. We...

Well October is here in Oregon and I decided franklin had out grown his old house. He was 50 g when we got him almost 6 years ago and now 35 pounds. I’m going to replant his yard next week because he is doing a number on it! So far he doesn’t love his new home but it has only been a few hours!

Can you email me some info? [email protected] I'm in central Point Oregon and if you can't find a home I might be able to help. We have a 5 year old and have went through the baby stuff before and have room if he needs a forever home

I built toms night box and used it for all day and night for about 5 months a year here in Oregon and open it up for the other months for his free roam. It has been great. But because it has to be a full time winter home we will be building something bigger this year! It work great and was easy...

It tends to be my pattern to give a weight update sometime in the summer of our growth. So here it is... we successfully survived another year in Oregon with a ton of rain and some snow! I think before winter franklin is going to need a new outside home. I found a picture here of franklin the...

Well I'm not around much but I Wanted say a huge thank you to the forum! My Franklin is now four abs with a nice sunny day I got him out and weighed him, last summer be was 12 pound and today he is a happy and healthy 23 pounds! Thank you for all the great advice!!!

Thank you everyone I didn't realize how attached I was (I knew I loved him but wow I was so upset!)

My missing baby was found by a wonderful family who's mother saw one of our missing posters!! 24 hours after his escape and 1/2 mile down a busy country road! Here are a couple pictures I snapped on his ride home :)

Thanks for all the well wishes, I'm putting up flyers now, the worst part is we live in the country and there are so many acres between the houses! We have now had about 6 people searching for about 10 hours and still nothing but his pen is open just incase he comes back!

My pride and joy is gone! My daughter and her friend left his gate open today! We have searched everywhere for the last 6 hour. I always thought it could never happen to me. I have been crying all nigh. We are in the country so there are a million places to look, my husband is even still out...

My outdoor enclosure is covered with oak trees as week,my tort doesn't seem to bother with the leaves, when I pick grass and weeds in the winter for him I sometimes accidentally give him leaves and he doesn't seem to eat them!