Hey everyone,
First time poster here. I currently have two adopted Russian Torts that were found crawling around the wilds of South Florida (like many other exotics these days). I am looking to construct a decent sized outdoor enclosure for them (they are male and female) with a sliding divider so they don't have to interact constantly if it appears the male gets too aggressive.
My biggest problems are however deciding what kind of safe wood to use ( Florida rain and humidity=rot city!), What type of fencing/wire to use for a closing top to prevent predators from getting in (Wild Raccoons and such), and what to do about an enclosure bottom to prevent burrowing escapes (I want something that will have proper drainage and not be abrasive if they dig to the bottom).
If anyone has experience with Russians in similar conditions please let me know if you have ideas or blueprints or maybe even point me in the direction of some other posts on the board to help me get my ideas better flushed out!
Thanks!
First time poster here. I currently have two adopted Russian Torts that were found crawling around the wilds of South Florida (like many other exotics these days). I am looking to construct a decent sized outdoor enclosure for them (they are male and female) with a sliding divider so they don't have to interact constantly if it appears the male gets too aggressive.
My biggest problems are however deciding what kind of safe wood to use ( Florida rain and humidity=rot city!), What type of fencing/wire to use for a closing top to prevent predators from getting in (Wild Raccoons and such), and what to do about an enclosure bottom to prevent burrowing escapes (I want something that will have proper drainage and not be abrasive if they dig to the bottom).
If anyone has experience with Russians in similar conditions please let me know if you have ideas or blueprints or maybe even point me in the direction of some other posts on the board to help me get my ideas better flushed out!
Thanks!