Stock Tank modification

JeffR

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Still have a few things to finish up but a relatively inexpensive 8’x3’ enclosure that offers a lot more visibility than just using a stock tank.
 

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Nice. What's going in there?
 

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@JeffR I love it! Just a quick suggestion:

I would have installed the bolts hoding the window frame in the other way. Rounded head inside where tortoises can rub against them. Too much trouble to flip them around now?

By the time you get a good 12" of substrate for laying, the bolt ends may end up right where a female will incessantly swing her leg while digging as they most often tend to dig against a side. Also scraping their shell just moving about if any are that height.
 

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@JeffR I love it! Just a quick suggestion:

I would have installed the bolts hoding the window frame in the other way. Rounded head inside where tortoises can rub against them. Too much trouble to flip them around now?

By the time you get a good 12" of substrate for laying, the bolt ends may end up right where a female will incessantly swing her leg while digging as they most often tend to dig against a side. Also scraping their shell just moving about if any are that height.
 

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Really cool. I use some of the lower stock tanks for my smaller turtles
 

JeffR

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what abut heat insulation? metal conduct heat a lot faster than wood
I cut foam insulation board that is exactly the width of duct tape and duct taped the edges and it provides a lot of insulation and looks pretty sharp. You can spray paint it or cover that with a 8’ fitted picnic table cover.

it is also placed in my tortoise room that is kept around 78-80 degrees.
 

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JeffR

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I cut foam insulation board that is exactly the width of duct tape and duct taped the edges and it provides a lot of insulation and looks pretty sharp. You can spray paint it or cover that with a 8’ fitted picnic table cover.

it is also placed in my tortoise room that is kept around 78-80 degrees.
Thie second picture has a fitted picnic table cover

would not put I. The living room but great for a tortoise room
 

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