Insulated hide box ideas?

[applebob46]

I need ideas for a insulated hide box that can keep my tortoise cool during the 90F heat. Not looking for anything really advanced just something cheap and easy to make.

 

[Yvonne G]

Anything you build will have to be set up in the shade. I have a very well-insulated shed for my sulcata, and at the end of the day, with the sun having shone on it all day long, it's very hot in there. I'm trying to figure out a way to put up shade cloth above it.

Do a search for the threads Tom has written about night boxes.

 

[applebob46]

Thanks. I've moved my box outside to a very shaded spot and I'm thinking about covering a hide box with tinfoil or something else to insulate it but I'm not sure if It will work

 

[Yvonne G]

Here's one, but there are a couple more:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/another-effective-night-box.86632/

 

[Gillian M]

A very warm welcome to the forum.

 

[Jodie]

What side tortoise. I built a very simple, inexpensive underground hide for my Russians. Here is a link.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/outdoor-russian-hide.118708/#post-1098908