Hello new here

[Justin The Tort Guy]

I was wondering what type of heating sources you guys use for winter time in outdoor enclosures I’m having a house built for my tort it’s going to be 5.5 ft x 4 ft house that’s going to be insulated and a air vent and it’s going to be 4 ft tall so if you have any suggestions I would love to hear them thanks!!

 

[KarenSoCal]

Hello, and welcome!

One of our members has designed a beautiful heated night box, and has put the blueprint for it on the forum. I'll link it for you. It will give you some ideas.

Most keepers who use night boxes use a combination of heat sources, one above and one under the tortoise. You didn't say what species, but this works for sulcatas very well.

There are 3 heat sources...radiant heat panel (RHP), oil filled heaters, and heat mats. Kane is the preferred brand of mat, or "pig blanket".

I've never actually used any of this, so I'll leave it here and someone else will come by that's had experience.

Single Tortoise Night Box

I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...

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Double Door Night Box

As the years have gone by and I build more of these boxes, I learn more and more each time. This one is the latest and I incorporated everything I've learned over the years. I also tried to take lots of pics so I can explain in more detail some of what is going on. It will take multiple posts to...

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What You'll Need to Build A Night Box

I just typed up a list of the needed supplies to build a night box and thought I'd copy paste it here: For sulcatas, I make the doors 26x16". This will fit all but the largest of large males for their entire life. If you end up with one of the giants, you will eventually have to make another...

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Here is the 4x8 rendering of Tom's Night Box. With Exploded view.

This is a rendering I did based off of @Tom 's heated night box enclosure. Its probably not a 100% accurate. Door is offset to one side for my personal needs but can easily be moved. Let me know if you see any issues with it. Feed back appreciated. High res renderings can be downloaded here...

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