SeaTurtleSwims
New Member
I apologize if this is a completely obnoxious post, but this is my very first enclosure for my very first turtle and I'm stoked! My -as yet unnamed- adult female Eastern box turtle. It took me right around 7 hours to get this work in progress set up. Still need UVB and live plants Critiques welcome!
Phase 1: take apart old dresser that is never used. It's roughly 4ft long and 20inches wide. See cat for scale. Staple gun garbage bags on the bottom, unscrew metal bars, hammer our middle pieces.
Phase 2: add organic potting soil (cost $3.30), and leftover moss and coconut husk lying around the house. Turtle optional but not recommended at this phase.
Phase 3: Hit up your local creek and grab some rocks, sticks and drift wood! (all have been cleaned in a hot vinegar soak)
(whoa! totally sweet find with the bryozoa and crinoid fossils!)
Phase 4: Add garbage picked tidbits like decorative brick and reptile fountain (yes I raid pet store dumpsters, don't judge me lol). Look, she has a cave!
Phase 1: take apart old dresser that is never used. It's roughly 4ft long and 20inches wide. See cat for scale. Staple gun garbage bags on the bottom, unscrew metal bars, hammer our middle pieces.
Phase 2: add organic potting soil (cost $3.30), and leftover moss and coconut husk lying around the house. Turtle optional but not recommended at this phase.
Phase 3: Hit up your local creek and grab some rocks, sticks and drift wood! (all have been cleaned in a hot vinegar soak)
(whoa! totally sweet find with the bryozoa and crinoid fossils!)
Phase 4: Add garbage picked tidbits like decorative brick and reptile fountain (yes I raid pet store dumpsters, don't judge me lol). Look, she has a cave!