- Joined
- May 9, 2011
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- 85
- Location (City and/or State)
- Elverta, CA (Just outside of Sacramento)
So winter is approaching and I don't think Bowser will be able to handle another winter spending a good chunk of his time in his old tortoise table. Last year he spent a good amount of time scratching at the walls.
I am planning the house and right now I have a few ideas for what I would like and I would love the communities input. The house itself is going to be approximately 4ft h x 3ft w and 5 ft long. (I have two sulcatas) I know I am going to pour concrete for the foundation since my yard can get a little muddy during the rainy season. I am thinking of having the house lean slightly to one side to encourage the rain run off away from my extension cord entrance and away from the door. The door will be off center so that they will be able to get out of the wind incase it gets strong enough to move the planned vinyl strips. The house will be constructed by sandwiching pink insulation between two plywood boards for the walls and roof and maybe even the floor to keep my heating bill down. For heating I saw tom using a heater that was elevated off the floor which I liked a lot and is why I chose to have my house as tall as it is so i can recreate it. Right now I am looking Into vinyl for cheap since I don't need much, a good heater, a thermostat for the heater to plug into that I can also plug a heat light into as my backup heat source. Any input would be great I am going to start constitution just before Oct 1st so I have time to pick my final build and procure the materials.
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Also sorry I just realized I put this under general and not inside tortoise enclosures. Trying to get used to the android app.
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I am planning the house and right now I have a few ideas for what I would like and I would love the communities input. The house itself is going to be approximately 4ft h x 3ft w and 5 ft long. (I have two sulcatas) I know I am going to pour concrete for the foundation since my yard can get a little muddy during the rainy season. I am thinking of having the house lean slightly to one side to encourage the rain run off away from my extension cord entrance and away from the door. The door will be off center so that they will be able to get out of the wind incase it gets strong enough to move the planned vinyl strips. The house will be constructed by sandwiching pink insulation between two plywood boards for the walls and roof and maybe even the floor to keep my heating bill down. For heating I saw tom using a heater that was elevated off the floor which I liked a lot and is why I chose to have my house as tall as it is so i can recreate it. Right now I am looking Into vinyl for cheap since I don't need much, a good heater, a thermostat for the heater to plug into that I can also plug a heat light into as my backup heat source. Any input would be great I am going to start constitution just before Oct 1st so I have time to pick my final build and procure the materials.
Sent from my HTC One using TortForum mobile app
Also sorry I just realized I put this under general and not inside tortoise enclosures. Trying to get used to the android app.
Sent from my HTC One using TortForum mobile app