Thanks for all the info. I’ll take a look through all these and think it over. I was thinking I’d just start pulling her inside at night at the end of October/ beginning of November when we should still be hitting high 70s ambient during the day to empty the gut but you are absolutely correct...
Yeah I’m going to head to Walmart tomorrow and see what i can find to “mcgyver” a lock box out of. Those plastic totes with those plastic locking handles could probably still be popped open by a raccoon
That’s an awesome enclosure. No definitely a night box just I’m terrible with building stuff and my climate doesn’t need extra heat (for a russian) and I’ll be brumating her when she would need heat in my climate at night. it’s purely so if a raccoon or something gets in she’s locked in a box...
I was planning on doing the fridge method for winter. I’m in southeast NC/Wilmington area. Winter is a roller coaster from 30 at night to 75 during the day randomly so I was going to force her to hibernate in a mini fridge. This really is just for extra shade and protection from predators at...
I think you misunderstood, my outdoor enclosure is 8 feet by 8 feet and I just want an idea for a shelter/hide/shade inside the pen. Or I’ve spent way too much money on an 8 foot by 8 foot pen lol
Really just want some ideas for something lockable for a shelter to lock my Russian up in 8’x8’ enclosure at night and double as some shade/shelter. Like idk, a lockable deck box for example tipped on its side? Feel like everything I’ve read about them and what I experienced in the temporary bin...