Someone is quite handy, luckily I have a professional carpenter in the house so I will definitely be using some of your ideas there in the future. Eventually I want a group of Egyptian Torts so this would be a handy setup for them that wouldnt take up a lot of space and still give them allot of room to muck around. Thanks for sharing!
Oh also is that a blue tinted stain you used? It looks really good!
Anja,
Thank you and I would love to see your adaptations of my ideas. Collaboration can lead to some of the best designs. Yes, it is a blue tinted stain- I think the color was called Island Water (by Minwax- they have stains in all colors), and it was the first time we had ever used a colored stain but we were very happy with it. It has five coats of sealer over it to waterproof the enclosure as well.
This setup is an adaptation of our previous tortoise enclosure- I posted photos of it once before, but here they are again. It just got outgrown, but I am saving it to raise more hatchlings in the future as it worked out very well.
The new enclosure looks awesome!! Of course the old one looks great too, I love the upstairs. I have got to take some time and build a new enclosure, if my torts were on-line they would be so jealous. lol
I want to make a nice new home for mine ( I like the second floor idea in yours) I was waiting until I got some money but unfortunately I was in a car accident yesterday and now will have to wait a little longer.
Yours looks great!
Oh yup I remember you posting the original enclosure I think. Both are very nice, and I am definitely going to have to look into the colored stains. I love that blue.
Oh yup I remember you posting the original enclosure I think. Both are very nice, and I am definitely going to have to look into the colored stains. I love that blue.
You will have to go to a place that mixes custom paints and get the Minwax tintable base stain. Then they mix up whatever color you want. We got ours at Home Depot, but I am sure they have it other places as well. Here's the color selection:
I want to make a nice new home for mine ( I like the second floor idea in yours) I was waiting until I got some money but unfortunately I was in a car accident yesterday and now will have to wait a little longer.
Yours looks great!
Coldliz, sorry to hear about your accident I hope no one seriously injured and all is ok? Less some car damage I am sure.
Jenny, that is large and an awesome habitat. I do love the upstairs idea also. Wish I had someone handy to make things like that. I guess I will have to take a class or something if I am going to get something like that built.
Jenny, that is large and an awesome habitat. I do love the upstairs idea also. Wish I had someone handy to make things like that. I guess I will have to take a class or something if I am going to get something like that built.
Thank you, Crazy 1. I keep telling my husband that we should go into business selling custom "furniture quality" tort homes, but he is not sure there would be enough of a market for them. He is busy enough already that he doesn't really have time right now anyway, but maybe someday.
Sorry about your accident, Cold Liz. That is a rough deal.
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