New Indoor Enclosure (Closedish Chamber)

[Justin C.]

New enclosure for my Russian and looking for some feedback.
Size: 48" x 24" x 30" (second level: 10" x 24")
Lined with a shower certain
Substrate: Coconut Fiber under second level and cypress mulch for remaining
Hides: 2 (1 large, 1 smaller)
Humidity: Steady 50% (but not trying to maintain)
Lamps: 1 basking (far right side), 1 UVB tube over food dish (second level, left side)

I will send completed pictures soon, I just have not taken them yet.
If OK, then I will build a completely closed chamber for a Leopard hatchling.

Please understand that I am not a handy man by any means. I also used strap wood left over from my home addition. From prior threads on this forum I learned that this does not need to hurt my wallet.

Thank you,

 

[bouaboua]

Looks great but I have one question: How are you going to prevent the wooden board be rotten from all the moisture? are you going to paint it? or how you going to seal the board? Thanks.

 

[Justin C.]

Humidity is low that this wood will not rot as where there is direct contact with substrate the shower certain is there.
For the Leopard hatchling, they will start in a rubber made container well under construction. The enclosure will be completely closed chamber and protected by either a wood seal or a bathroom paint.

 

[naturalman91]

you could alway's cover the wood with plastic to that's what i did and it's working fine

 

[Justin C.]

Here are some pictures of the completed enclosure.

And Toby

 

[kimber_lee_314]

Very nice!!!

 

[Pokeymeg]

Very nice!! This design looks vaguely familiar....did you get your design/idea from someone on the forum or make them yourself?

 

[Flipper]

Great job!

 

[Justin C.]

Thank you all!!! Yes, I have used some passed threads for help as I am not a handle man by any means. It's better to get good information from actual parents of tortoises then people that have no glue what is good or bad to use.
I am hoping that this was good so if I needed to improve on this, I would have time before a leopard hatchling adoption.

 

[jshaw9_]

Here is my new indoor enclosure 8ft by 4ft,

 

[Tom]

Justin, on the leopard build I would recommend plywood over the particle board. I don't trust the smell that come off of that stuff in a closed chamber with humidity and the moisture really does break it down.