Need a few tips!!

[morloch]

We are building morloch a new indoor enclosure. 8 feet long and 4 feet wide.i will be using pond liner for the bottom to protect the wood. However, I'm trying to keep at least 5 feet a basking and walking area. The last 3 feet will be his sleeping cave. My question is ... What would be good as protection between the mulch and liner( from getting scratched)?. Can anyone recommend anything ? Thx in advance. My guy is a digger.

 

[Tom]

No need for a 3' sleeping cave. That is way more space than needed for that.

 

[morloch]

So maybe only 2 feet will be sufficient. Any suggestions for between the substrate and liner? Something scratch proof, also,,, would Carbon help with reducing odor. I have tons of carbon sheets from my canister filters.

 

[Tom]

How big is the tortoise? You only need a sleeping house a little bigger than they are. They don't like cavernous spaces for sleeping.

No ideas for protecting your pond liner from a digger. Maybe some thin plywood?

 

[morloch]

I noticed he likes to wedge himself I smaller spaces. He is about 1 foot long and approximately 8 lbs.

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

Why not spray some "Flex Seal "on the inside and as for digging lay some vinyl flooring the tort will not dig through that !

 

[WillTort2]

The vinyl flooring is flexible enough that you can also run it up the walls and by folding the corners create a dig proof water resistant liner.

 

[morloch]

Vinyl,,, great idea!! Thanks guys!

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Flex seal,,, I'll look it up, I never heard of it , maybe both would be safer!!

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

I first seen it on TV but now home depo has it , I use it for sml leaks in my pond . And now it's out in a tube to fill larger leaks .

 

[morloch]

Sweet,,, I'll check it out! At least I have some ideas now, thank you everyone!!