I still need to do a proper intro post for my Russian tort, Higgins, but I am just so excited to finally have this enclosure done that I am going to share it with y'all.
The design concept was all my husband's and he did a lot of the drilling/heavy lifting. It's taken us much longer than we anticipated since we kept having set backs; rainy weather when we needed to weatherproof the wood outside, me catching the flu, more bad weather effecting our build area, etc. But now it is done!
Here it is after being put together:
Moved inside with soil and lights added:
Finished!
The tank on top houses my Merauke blue tongue skink, Peaches. We waterproofed the legs of the table with plastic, and the tortoise enclosure has been thoroughly waterproofed AND lined with thick plastic. It's a little bare since I am waiting for my plants to grow. I planted seeds and expect those to grow soon. We designed the enclosure so our elderly, arthritic greyhound can not reach into it or step over it. He has limited mobility, which kind of plays into our favour here.
My spoiled tortoise also has a planted, outside enclosure I made from a kiddy pool that he goes in once a day for supervised sunshine.
So that's it! I hope you like it. I am thrilled with the final result!
The design concept was all my husband's and he did a lot of the drilling/heavy lifting. It's taken us much longer than we anticipated since we kept having set backs; rainy weather when we needed to weatherproof the wood outside, me catching the flu, more bad weather effecting our build area, etc. But now it is done!
Here it is after being put together:
Moved inside with soil and lights added:
Finished!
The tank on top houses my Merauke blue tongue skink, Peaches. We waterproofed the legs of the table with plastic, and the tortoise enclosure has been thoroughly waterproofed AND lined with thick plastic. It's a little bare since I am waiting for my plants to grow. I planted seeds and expect those to grow soon. We designed the enclosure so our elderly, arthritic greyhound can not reach into it or step over it. He has limited mobility, which kind of plays into our favour here.
My spoiled tortoise also has a planted, outside enclosure I made from a kiddy pool that he goes in once a day for supervised sunshine.
So that's it! I hope you like it. I am thrilled with the final result!