So, I've been mulling over getting a sulcata if I come across one and then I remembered an issue that I do have with an enclosure.
The neighbors dog(s).
I have a truly horrific, irresponsible neighbor. Her yard is not fenced and her dogs live outside on tie-outs that they regularly chew through and then they dig into our yard that is fenced.
To make a long story short, for 7 years we've tolerated her dogs coming into our yard and chasing chickens. Last year one of them started killing chickens. Animal control finally came out and lent us a trap after it killed my heritage turkey tom right in our barn and we trapped the dog and brought it to the shelter. (I know, I feel bad about it, but I already have 2 of her abandoned dogs and I'm at the dog limit for our county)
Anyhow, she wrote me a nasty note about stealing her dog and I told her what animal shelter she could find it at and that she should pick it up and leash walk it and keep it inside. Alright. SO, she refused to pick it up, dog got put to sleep and she got another free one out of the paper. We've bought our own dog trap now and I will absolutely rehome every single dog I catch in my yard. We do have dogs, but, we invested a chunk of money in a radio fence system to keep them in the front yard and spent months training them on it. They don't go through it to get a chicken that's standing right at the boundary, so I'd say they're reliably trained.
Alright, so, how does that relate to a sulcata enclosure? Every pet I keep must be fully enclosed because I don't know if her next dog is going to be a digger or a climber. I see a lot of enclosure photos that look almost like a corral rather then an enclosed pen which probably works great if you don't have an awful neighbor with killer dogs.
So, outdoor enclosure size for a single adult sulcata? Because if I'm making this a walk in screened enclosure, size alone may make this project completely unfeasible.
Thanks for any help!
The neighbors dog(s).
I have a truly horrific, irresponsible neighbor. Her yard is not fenced and her dogs live outside on tie-outs that they regularly chew through and then they dig into our yard that is fenced.
To make a long story short, for 7 years we've tolerated her dogs coming into our yard and chasing chickens. Last year one of them started killing chickens. Animal control finally came out and lent us a trap after it killed my heritage turkey tom right in our barn and we trapped the dog and brought it to the shelter. (I know, I feel bad about it, but I already have 2 of her abandoned dogs and I'm at the dog limit for our county)
Anyhow, she wrote me a nasty note about stealing her dog and I told her what animal shelter she could find it at and that she should pick it up and leash walk it and keep it inside. Alright. SO, she refused to pick it up, dog got put to sleep and she got another free one out of the paper. We've bought our own dog trap now and I will absolutely rehome every single dog I catch in my yard. We do have dogs, but, we invested a chunk of money in a radio fence system to keep them in the front yard and spent months training them on it. They don't go through it to get a chicken that's standing right at the boundary, so I'd say they're reliably trained.
Alright, so, how does that relate to a sulcata enclosure? Every pet I keep must be fully enclosed because I don't know if her next dog is going to be a digger or a climber. I see a lot of enclosure photos that look almost like a corral rather then an enclosed pen which probably works great if you don't have an awful neighbor with killer dogs.
So, outdoor enclosure size for a single adult sulcata? Because if I'm making this a walk in screened enclosure, size alone may make this project completely unfeasible.
Thanks for any help!