tinytortoise
Active Member
Hey there!
This thread is going to be my new build thread which will be in the works going forward. I'd love to hear thoughts, reccommendations, and welcome and relevant links/resources on the topic.
It's been awhile since I've really done a deep dive on the forum and need to catch up on @toms closed chamber thread, it's been a few years - as I know there's a lot of good resources there, likewise with this sub forum.
Apis has grown very fast and just hit 2 years old. We'll be moving next month and the enclosure, is going to be moved to our living room so I want to make sure the new one is presentable, durable, easy to clean/access, provides lots of space for Apis to grow over the coming years, and most importantly can provide a diverse and healthy environment for her.
I'm thinking a combination of PVC (flat) and acrylic will probably be best, but I'm open to wood options, I just want to make sure it's sealed well and won't rot on us.
Dimensions would need to be atleast 8' x 4', or that amount of area, I'd like it to still fit through a doorway without having to tip over and kill my cleanup crew.
This will be a build I'll be tackling over the coming months. I've got all the lighting and fixtures, the basics, in her current enclosure (which you can find in my past build thread - [link it]) will likely update the fixutees and such but for now I'm not too worried about the individual specs so much as the structure itself.
I'll update this thread more moving forward with inspiration pics, build ideas, and the like - anyones input, thoughts, reccommendations, criticisms, etc are welcome!
Thank you!
This thread is going to be my new build thread which will be in the works going forward. I'd love to hear thoughts, reccommendations, and welcome and relevant links/resources on the topic.
It's been awhile since I've really done a deep dive on the forum and need to catch up on @toms closed chamber thread, it's been a few years - as I know there's a lot of good resources there, likewise with this sub forum.
Apis has grown very fast and just hit 2 years old. We'll be moving next month and the enclosure, is going to be moved to our living room so I want to make sure the new one is presentable, durable, easy to clean/access, provides lots of space for Apis to grow over the coming years, and most importantly can provide a diverse and healthy environment for her.
I'm thinking a combination of PVC (flat) and acrylic will probably be best, but I'm open to wood options, I just want to make sure it's sealed well and won't rot on us.
Dimensions would need to be atleast 8' x 4', or that amount of area, I'd like it to still fit through a doorway without having to tip over and kill my cleanup crew.
This will be a build I'll be tackling over the coming months. I've got all the lighting and fixtures, the basics, in her current enclosure (which you can find in my past build thread - [link it]) will likely update the fixutees and such but for now I'm not too worried about the individual specs so much as the structure itself.
I'll update this thread more moving forward with inspiration pics, build ideas, and the like - anyones input, thoughts, reccommendations, criticisms, etc are welcome!
Thank you!