Hey All,
I've already had some smaller posts about certain aspects of this project, but I started work on this large enclosure about 15 months ago, and wanted to share what I came up with.
The need came about because I was keeping two young adult Red Foots in an 8x4 foot enclosure that was about a foot and a half tall. While it was big enough to meet their needs for the most part, I wasn't able to put any plants in there that they wouldn't destroy in a couple of hours, and because the enclosure wasn't insulated, it took a lot of wattage to keep it heated in the winter.
Another issue I had with the old pen was that it sat on my garage floor, pretty much taking up a third of my garage and being immobile. Because I am constantly working on other projects around the house, this wouldn't work for me in the long term. The new one had to be mobile so that I could roll it around the garage as needed to use other garage equipment.
Below I've included pictures of my original pen, built a few years ago, and the new one, which they've inhabited for a few months now. It took me a year, off and on, to complete the new enclosure, and I'll include pictures and the steps I've taken in subsequent posts. Feel free to offer advice if you think I need to make a change to something. Thanks for taking a look.
I've already had some smaller posts about certain aspects of this project, but I started work on this large enclosure about 15 months ago, and wanted to share what I came up with.
The need came about because I was keeping two young adult Red Foots in an 8x4 foot enclosure that was about a foot and a half tall. While it was big enough to meet their needs for the most part, I wasn't able to put any plants in there that they wouldn't destroy in a couple of hours, and because the enclosure wasn't insulated, it took a lot of wattage to keep it heated in the winter.
Another issue I had with the old pen was that it sat on my garage floor, pretty much taking up a third of my garage and being immobile. Because I am constantly working on other projects around the house, this wouldn't work for me in the long term. The new one had to be mobile so that I could roll it around the garage as needed to use other garage equipment.
Below I've included pictures of my original pen, built a few years ago, and the new one, which they've inhabited for a few months now. It took me a year, off and on, to complete the new enclosure, and I'll include pictures and the steps I've taken in subsequent posts. Feel free to offer advice if you think I need to make a change to something. Thanks for taking a look.