LyzzaRyzz
New Member
Hello there!
Let me first start out by saying I know an outdoor enclosure isn't cheap. That'd be the day, huh?
But it's the end of the season, and I've only recently became the mommy of a full grown eastern boxie boy, and I want to get him out of the toybox he's in! Internally, it's only, [I'm guessing here!] 14 inches by 24 inches? For me, it's not enough! And for him either! He told me so.
I've considered getting a frame pool, I found one on Amazon that would be perfect, 5 ft across, but only fifteen inches tall, and GREEN, I think. [ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FQD6AHI/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 ]
But I'm unsure of whether the material the pool is made of will withstand his claws. Then theres the issue of drainage, but I don't honestly need the bottom, the spot I've been allowed to puts an enclose on is about one-inch gravel rock for a few feet down and around. It's where we used to put our patio table. I'd probably cut a big hole on the middle, or multiple smaller holes. The rocks do make it hard too dig though.
Any enclosure I get will have cypress mulch, possibly a mix, one half deeper than the other, with a sand area and a pool, not sure if I'll have a filter or just an air bubbler, and dump the water every day. There will be plants as well, my mom and I have green thumbs! =]
Not to mention any hide that fits him pretty much cancels out any turtle-ing around that the big guy probably wants to do. I have a kiddie pool, but he can just reach the edge and recently found that out, so now supervised out time is spent pacing and scrabbling to get out, instead of sunning, hunting or whatever turtle mission he would've been on.
So, I'm basically looking for a right-now solution that's better than what I have, as well as a lower cost more permanent solution for next spring. I've tried looking online, home depot doesn't seem to have any "garden fencing" tall enough or non-see through. I know I could go wood but browsing wood online for an idea is like looking at construction paper.
I've thought about a large cage of some sort, with wooden boards around it?
Also, since I bring him in and out each morning and night, ill need a right-now and a future permanent one as well. The indoor one will be worked on over the winter, though.
I've been thinking about this so much I've thunk myself into a standstill, and could really use you guys help!
Let me first start out by saying I know an outdoor enclosure isn't cheap. That'd be the day, huh?
But it's the end of the season, and I've only recently became the mommy of a full grown eastern boxie boy, and I want to get him out of the toybox he's in! Internally, it's only, [I'm guessing here!] 14 inches by 24 inches? For me, it's not enough! And for him either! He told me so.
I've considered getting a frame pool, I found one on Amazon that would be perfect, 5 ft across, but only fifteen inches tall, and GREEN, I think. [ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FQD6AHI/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 ]
But I'm unsure of whether the material the pool is made of will withstand his claws. Then theres the issue of drainage, but I don't honestly need the bottom, the spot I've been allowed to puts an enclose on is about one-inch gravel rock for a few feet down and around. It's where we used to put our patio table. I'd probably cut a big hole on the middle, or multiple smaller holes. The rocks do make it hard too dig though.
Any enclosure I get will have cypress mulch, possibly a mix, one half deeper than the other, with a sand area and a pool, not sure if I'll have a filter or just an air bubbler, and dump the water every day. There will be plants as well, my mom and I have green thumbs! =]
Not to mention any hide that fits him pretty much cancels out any turtle-ing around that the big guy probably wants to do. I have a kiddie pool, but he can just reach the edge and recently found that out, so now supervised out time is spent pacing and scrabbling to get out, instead of sunning, hunting or whatever turtle mission he would've been on.
So, I'm basically looking for a right-now solution that's better than what I have, as well as a lower cost more permanent solution for next spring. I've tried looking online, home depot doesn't seem to have any "garden fencing" tall enough or non-see through. I know I could go wood but browsing wood online for an idea is like looking at construction paper.
I've thought about a large cage of some sort, with wooden boards around it?
Also, since I bring him in and out each morning and night, ill need a right-now and a future permanent one as well. The indoor one will be worked on over the winter, though.
I've been thinking about this so much I've thunk myself into a standstill, and could really use you guys help!