Hello everyone,
It is getting cold (down to the 40s and soon to be 30s) here in Orange County, CA where we live. I am going to build a winter "house" for Leo our Russian Tort. My intention is for him to hibernate in there during the winter.
I wanted to run the general idea by everyone to see if you see any issues or problems.
I am going to use 1" x 6" pine. I plan on having an inside structure which will be surrounded by insulation (roughly 6.9 R value) which will be covered with another set of 1" x 6" pine. It will be elevated on stilts a few inches above grade to make sure no water gets inside.
The sides will definately be insulated and I an wondering if I should also insulate the ceiling as well. I don't want him to bake inside obviously. Should I put a "door" or leave it open for venting purposes?
What should the internal dimensions be approximately to support an adult Russian tort?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Bryan
It is getting cold (down to the 40s and soon to be 30s) here in Orange County, CA where we live. I am going to build a winter "house" for Leo our Russian Tort. My intention is for him to hibernate in there during the winter.
I wanted to run the general idea by everyone to see if you see any issues or problems.
I am going to use 1" x 6" pine. I plan on having an inside structure which will be surrounded by insulation (roughly 6.9 R value) which will be covered with another set of 1" x 6" pine. It will be elevated on stilts a few inches above grade to make sure no water gets inside.
The sides will definately be insulated and I an wondering if I should also insulate the ceiling as well. I don't want him to bake inside obviously. Should I put a "door" or leave it open for venting purposes?
What should the internal dimensions be approximately to support an adult Russian tort?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Bryan