Looking for advice on building new outdoor enclosure/pen.

[mushmouth26]

I have a sulcata who is quickly approaching 5lbs and I want to build him/her a permanent out door enclosure in the next week or so. I need advice on the parameter. Im thinking about using 10 inch tall boards as walls.. but my question is should I bury any thing below the wall like another board or bricks or something? So she cant dig out. What are you guys doing for your enclosures?

 

[Laura]

you can use paver stones as the base.. or green board. Cinder blocks work well too. make sure she has a nice secure hide and she probably wont dig..

 

[WillTort2]

What I do for my Russians is to dig a trench about 8" to a foot deep then fill it with concrete. As the concrete is setting I lay a 2" x 10" piece of lumber on each of the 4 sides and use outdoor wood screws to connect the corners.

For larger species, I would go higher with the wood sides. 12" minimum for a start, then you can go higher as your tort grows.

Good luck.