For the love of Lucyy

[ForLucy408]

Happy Sunday to all,

Newly a parent to miss little Lucy [about 3 yrold russian] and I am looking to create an outside enclosure for her. She currently has an indoor enclosure, but once it warms up I'd love for her to spend most of her days in the warm sun. We live in northern California 😁🏵🌞 anywho.

My question is, is it generally safe to use a galvanized steel planter as an outdoor enclosure? I've read and read but would like some advice and input, opinions.

I can have a box especially made but if I can just purchase and assemble one fo these saves me time and labor.

I do plan to add a liner for water drainage, your feedback is appreciated.

 

[ForLucy408]

how much is this and how big is this

 

[ForLucy408]

how much is this and how big is this

There are different set ups you can do, I'm opting in for the 5x5 or 6 by 3 or so. It runs for 199 at lowes

 

[Mr.Tort]

From what i can gather its 6.5 ft by 3.5 ft(aka 78" by 42")

 

[Mr.Tort]

do the 6x3 because he/she will have more room to run back and forth
plus if its a redfoot/russian they like doing laps

 

[Mr.Tort]

do the 6x3 because he/she will have more room to run back and forth
plus if its a redfoot they like doing laps

and by doing this you dont have t reach into the middle of a big square to get ur bb

 

[Mr.Tort]

There are different set ups you can do, I'm opting in for the 5x5 or 6 by 3 or so. It runs for 199 at lowe

also this is a really good deal

 

[TechnoCheese]

I recommend just building an 8x8 or 8x4 square enclosure out of a sheet of plywood. Just cap the corners and make sure your walls are at least 16 inches tall for a Russian bigger than 5 or so inches

How to make a cheap 8x8 foot outdoor enclosure

A lot of tortoise keepers struggle with finding ways to allow their tortoise the space that they so desperately need. Further, outdoor keeping allows for tortoises to bask in true sunlight, which there is no perfect alternative to, and really brings out their natural behaviors and personalities...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Maro2Bear]

I recommend just building an 8x8 or 8x4 square enclosure out of a sheet of plywood. Just cap the corners and make sure your walls are at least 16 inches tall for a Russian bigger than 5 or so inches

How to make a cheap 8x8 foot outdoor enclosure

A lot of tortoise keepers struggle with finding ways to allow their tortoise the space that they so desperately need. Further, outdoor keeping allows for tortoises to bask in true sunlight, which there is no perfect alternative to, and really brings out their natural behaviors and personalities...

tortoiseforum.org

I dunno. Wood is no longer cheap. A few 2x4s (or 4x4s) for the posts, more for the top ledge/cap, plus a sheet or two of good exterior grade plywood (a box of screws) will easily be more than the cost of those planters/enclosures. Ive seen these pre-fab corrugated planters used on some YT gardening channels & they work really well. Well constructed, easy to build. Nice “clean“ look. The enclosures can also be easily expanded, reconfigured or even disassembled & relocated. I’m pretty sure they are also coated against rust & guaranteed for a few years (wood, not so much).

Whatever you end up doing, Good luck!

Good video…
wood vs the galvanized enclosure ➡️➡️

 

[TechnoCheese]

I dunno. Wood is no longer cheap. A few 2x4s (or 4x4s) for the posts, more for the top ledge/cap, plus a sheet or two of good exterior grade plywood (a box of screws) will easily be more than the cost of those planters/enclosures. Ive seen these pre-fab corrugated planters used on some YT gardening channels & they work really well. Well constructed, easy to build. Nice “clean“ look. The enclosures can also be easily expanded, reconfigured or even disassembled & relocated. I’m pretty sure they are also coated against rust & guaranteed for a few years (wood, not so much).

Whatever you end up doing, Good luck!

Good video…
wood vs the galvanized enclosure ➡️➡️

That is true, the price of wood is insane recently