Enclosure for Redfoot tortoise

[Tyler.nofziger]

Hey guys I’ve been trying to build something permanent for my Redfoot the last couple of weeks, but I am having the hardest time finding a material somewhere that isn’t going to break the bank and hold up to the humidity. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[wellington]

How old and big is he?
For indoors or outdoors?

 

[Tyler.nofziger]

How old and big is he?
For indoors or outdoors?

Indoor. They are still small, but I live in a cold dry enviroment. So I repurposed my garage into a tortoise enclosure. I’m going to tent it with a green house setup, but I don’t know what to use inside of it for the walls

 

[wellington]

How cold does it get there?
I used to use a green house in my basement in the winter here in Chicago for my female leopards. Temp down there hung around upper 60's. I used a portable oil filled radiator type heater to heat it too 80 and gad basking lights. I also put lots of substrate down over canvas to keep the chill and dampness from the cement floor away from them. I did not put anything up for walls, just the greenhouse walls.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

My garage gets too hot for Redfoot to be comfortable during this time of year. But I like the idea where this is possible.

 

[Tyler.nofziger]

Yeah it gets to be about 29 degrees at the lowest here. I have another enclosure inside so that I can bring them in when it is THAT cold, but the garage is also insulated with heat and ac.