We are starting work on Chuba Ghandi’s new indoor habitat. Building on the small scale lesson learned, from Modified Zoomed Habitat, we are beginning construction of custom enclosures 2.0 and 3.0. The purpose of enclosure 2.0 is as a final testing platform for integration of a permanent larger scale water feature, practice stone work as well as forced air heat and humidity that will be going into version 3.0. The end goal is a suitable main indoor floor to ceiling 12’ x 12’ (144 sq. ft. is the largest my wife will let me build in the house) zoo quality habitat modeled after the range where these guys can be found in the wild (specifically Thompson’s Falls in Kenya) that can be a focal point of our home and serve as a permanent enclosure for our tort year round for the next year and a half and then become his night/winter enclosure that compliments a large outdoor enclosure. We welcome constructive input and will do our best to provide plans, material lists, pictures and possibly even videos.
Our small scale tests have been, what I would consider, very successful to this point. Chuba Ghandi has gained on average 15 grams per week and has a pretty smooth shell. At four months of age he is 178 grams, active, solid and healthy. His diet consists of Zoomed Grassland Food, Zoomed Repti-calcium (once per week), and once per day a helping of un-chopped spring mix which is hidden around his enclosure. The temperature is divided into five zones ranging from 85 – 125 degrees and 80 – 95% humidity and it “rains†every two hours for 15-20 seconds.
TIMELINE:
Enclosure 2.0 – Materials acquisition: 11/5 – 11/15, Build: 11/16 - 11/23
Enclosuree 3.0 – Materials acquisition: 10/15 – 1/15/14, Build: 1/18 – 4/18
The timeline is pretty aggressive and I hope to stick pretty close to it. Thanks for checking this out and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and constructive input!
Our small scale tests have been, what I would consider, very successful to this point. Chuba Ghandi has gained on average 15 grams per week and has a pretty smooth shell. At four months of age he is 178 grams, active, solid and healthy. His diet consists of Zoomed Grassland Food, Zoomed Repti-calcium (once per week), and once per day a helping of un-chopped spring mix which is hidden around his enclosure. The temperature is divided into five zones ranging from 85 – 125 degrees and 80 – 95% humidity and it “rains†every two hours for 15-20 seconds.
TIMELINE:
Enclosure 2.0 – Materials acquisition: 11/5 – 11/15, Build: 11/16 - 11/23
Enclosuree 3.0 – Materials acquisition: 10/15 – 1/15/14, Build: 1/18 – 4/18
The timeline is pretty aggressive and I hope to stick pretty close to it. Thanks for checking this out and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and constructive input!