Timmy's Tiki hut

[Timmytort]

Thanks for all the kind words, it was a labor of love but I'm not sure I would do it again haha. Concrete is a good comparison to Arizona dirt that's for sure. As for you dbsneed69 I'm sure your wife is like mine. She might freak out at the site of a hole but would appreciate the final result. That was the only stipulation with my wife
, I could do what I wanted for Timmy as long as it didn't cost a fortune and it looked nice. If she didn't like it I would have to fix it but she loves it!

 

[jackrat]

Awesome!

 

[DesertGrandma]

Really nice enclosure.

 

[N2TORTS]

Very very Nice ! ...... Great job on design and follow thru~
Thats one happy sullie"
JD~

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Gosh, outstsanding!

 

[kameya]

Great idea and Awesome work... ^_^

 

[chase thorn]

great work :] great idea! i love the hut look!

 

[Sky2Mina]

Wow, this is pretty great. Well done!!!!
I love the picture with the beer. That made ma laugh...

 

[goldie]

Really cool and creative!

 

[Timmytort]

I need help with irrigation, is anyone in the area of Phoenix familiar with that? I moved here a year ago and I have zero experience with these systems

 

[Timmytort]

Update...Irrigation is done, I spent an hour at a lowes and spoke to someone who had all the answers. Later that same day I was the proud new owner or a recently seeded area with 4 sprinklers that pop up out of the ground. It was actually very easy to do so if anyone needs help let me know. I will be taking some pics as soon as there is noticeable growth. I planted a seed mix I got from the AZ tortoise compound (shameless plug)!

Also the ceramic heat emitter is installed since we should be getting out first nights to dip below 70 soon.

 

[Turtle Guru]

That's awesome congrats and how long did it take you and money also

 

[Claireabbo]

that is AWESOME!

 

[morloch]

Awesome!! My boyfriend was very Impressed by this as well!! I might have one in the future!!! Lol

 

[laramie]

That is just fantastic. Love it.

That looks GREAT! Hey is Landshark Beer going to use him for the new spokesmodel?

 

[Angi]

I am so jealous of people that are creative build such cool enclosures. I suck at building.

 

[Timmytort]

Time to answer questions, Guru I sent a pm but for everyone else it was very inexpensive. Well for the final result it was inexpensive. My high sided estimate is somewhere around $300. That includes the cost of everything like building materials, irrigation, the ceramic heat emitter and dome fixture and the pick axe I purchased to dig. Arizona dirt is hard!

Laramie, I wish they would use him. I am a Buffett fan and I enjoy the lager so it would be awesome, maybe I should email them the pic.

Angi, don't be so tough on yourself I'm sure you could come up with a cool idea. If not send me a message we can chat it out and get something rolling and build a sweet setup. That goes for anybody I love being involved in things like this so feel free to ask me for anything.

 

[evlinLoutries]

what a nice idea.. would have some if I had my own house later..

 

[Timmytort]

Ok Timmy is driving me nuts! He just turned 3 and is just over 8 inches. He has an awesome outdoor enclosure which works cuz I live near Phoenix. Anyway he is eating me out of my home. I recently installed some irrigation so I could grow some grass and weeds for him. The problem is he eats all the stuff before it can really grow. I have tried feeding him as much as possible but he still grazes down all the newly planted grass. He eats at least 2 heads of romaine each day and some mazuri and the seedling grass. How do I grow the grass before he eats it all?