FelicityExotics
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I won't need to build this for many years as Durda is only 7 months old, but I want all the plans set and ready so I don't have to struggle with it when the time comes. Here are my plans, what should I change or add?
I want to have a pen that is approximately one of these sizes: either 12'x12', 12'x15', or 15'x15'. I'll dig out 18 inches down and line the bottom and sides with cinderblocks and then cement them in place. This should be strong enough to keep Durda from burrowing too far or out past his pen, right?
To keep him inside the pen, I will line the edges above ground with cinderblocks and cement them in place as well. I know sulcatas are really strong, so the cement should keep him from knocking them down and getting out.
Winter temps here hover around highs of the 60s and lows in the 30s. Because of this, I'll need to build a little warm house for him. I figure a 4'x4' insulated box with a CHE on a thermostat will be sufficient, yes or no?
As for landscaping, I'll have a kiddie pool or similar for his water dish/soaking area sunk into the ground, and I'll grow the grass mixture in most of the pen except the perimeters so he doesn't trample it when he patrols around. I'll throw in different flowers and such throughout the year in pots and such.
How does this all sound? Will it work for Durda once he lives outside full time, and will it be enough to sustain his full size? (Or her full size, as I'm not sure yet if he's male or female.)
I want to have a pen that is approximately one of these sizes: either 12'x12', 12'x15', or 15'x15'. I'll dig out 18 inches down and line the bottom and sides with cinderblocks and then cement them in place. This should be strong enough to keep Durda from burrowing too far or out past his pen, right?
To keep him inside the pen, I will line the edges above ground with cinderblocks and cement them in place as well. I know sulcatas are really strong, so the cement should keep him from knocking them down and getting out.
Winter temps here hover around highs of the 60s and lows in the 30s. Because of this, I'll need to build a little warm house for him. I figure a 4'x4' insulated box with a CHE on a thermostat will be sufficient, yes or no?
As for landscaping, I'll have a kiddie pool or similar for his water dish/soaking area sunk into the ground, and I'll grow the grass mixture in most of the pen except the perimeters so he doesn't trample it when he patrols around. I'll throw in different flowers and such throughout the year in pots and such.
How does this all sound? Will it work for Durda once he lives outside full time, and will it be enough to sustain his full size? (Or her full size, as I'm not sure yet if he's male or female.)