Diy new house!!!

cicipoop

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I have built a little outdoor enclosure all by myself!


My parents paid for the expenses and I led the way through the garden section of home depot to the lumber section. In Missouri it has been super hot all month but in September it starts to cool down so I wanted to build it as soon as possible so I can put it to good use. I did build it this morning but disassembled it and rebuilt it in an area that wasn’t only the shade. IMG_2317.jpeg
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It will make it more convenient to take her outside as before I didn’t have any fence or anything so when letting cici out I had to pay close attention to where she was going. Now I can enjoy the ac indoors while she eats all the weeds. I have a garden barrier thing that I’ll put as a roof part so that the red tailed hawks and other predators dont eat her. The other day I was out with her and I heard their cries and took her straight back in. The enclosure is currently 6x4 but the neat thing about planter blocks is that I can always go back to home depot and cut a bigger piece of wood and make it bigger. I have the idea of planting some type of flower around the outside to provide some shade, and making some hills plus a little house she can take naps in. Then when school starts I can take her out in the morning and put her back home when I get home.

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Tortellini0000

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I have built a little outdoor enclosure all by myself!


My parents paid for the expenses and I led the way through the garden section of home depot to the lumber section. In Missouri it has been super hot all month but in September it starts to cool down so I wanted to build it as soon as possible so I can put it to good use. I did build it this morning but disassembled it and rebuilt it in an area that wasn’t only the shade. View attachment 393397
(the before)

It will make it more convenient to take her outside as before I didn’t have any fence or anything so when letting cici out I had to pay close attention to where she was going. Now I can enjoy the ac indoors while she eats all the weeds. I have a garden barrier thing that I’ll put as a roof part so that the red tailed hawks and other predators dont eat her. The other day I was out with her and I heard their cries and took her straight back in. The enclosure is currently 6x4 but the neat thing about planter blocks is that I can always go back to home depot and cut a bigger piece of wood and make it bigger. I have the idea of planting some type of flower around the outside to provide some shade, and making some hills plus a little house she can take naps in. Then when school starts I can take her out in the morning and put her back home when I get home.

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Good job!
 

RandyTortoise

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I have built a little outdoor enclosure all by myself!


My parents paid for the expenses and I led the way through the garden section of home depot to the lumber section. In Missouri it has been super hot all month but in September it starts to cool down so I wanted to build it as soon as possible so I can put it to good use. I did build it this morning but disassembled it and rebuilt it in an area that wasn’t only the shade. View attachment 393397
(the before)

It will make it more convenient to take her outside as before I didn’t have any fence or anything so when letting cici out I had to pay close attention to where she was going. Now I can enjoy the ac indoors while she eats all the weeds. I have a garden barrier thing that I’ll put as a roof part so that the red tailed hawks and other predators dont eat her. The other day I was out with her and I heard their cries and took her straight back in. The enclosure is currently 6x4 but the neat thing about planter blocks is that I can always go back to home depot and cut a bigger piece of wood and make it bigger. I have the idea of planting some type of flower around the outside to provide some shade, and making some hills plus a little house she can take naps in. Then when school starts I can take her out in the morning and put her back home when I get home.

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Great job and very inventive!
 

RandyTortoise

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View attachment 393399

I have built a little outdoor enclosure all by myself!


My parents paid for the expenses and I led the way through the garden section of home depot to the lumber section. In Missouri it has been super hot all month but in September it starts to cool down so I wanted to build it as soon as possible so I can put it to good use. I did build it this morning but disassembled it and rebuilt it in an area that wasn’t only the shade. View attachment 393397
(the before)

It will make it more convenient to take her outside as before I didn’t have any fence or anything so when letting cici out I had to pay close attention to where she was going. Now I can enjoy the ac indoors while she eats all the weeds. I have a garden barrier thing that I’ll put as a roof part so that the red tailed hawks and other predators dont eat her. The other day I was out with her and I heard their cries and took her straight back in. The enclosure is currently 6x4 but the neat thing about planter blocks is that I can always go back to home depot and cut a bigger piece of wood and make it bigger. I have the idea of planting some type of flower around the outside to provide some shade, and making some hills plus a little house she can take naps in. Then when school starts I can take her out in the morning and put her back home when I get home.

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Also, love the leopard tortoise. I have 5!!
 

RandyTortoise

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I love having one but I can’t imagine the effort put into taking care of multiple!
I hear you. I think three is the magic number. But when you get to 4 and 5 then you have to have multiple soaking containers and every day one or another is doing something stupid (like pushing others around or trying to flip one over). They are like kids.
 

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