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Hi! My 3-year-old Sulcata is deathly bored of being cooped up inside with his younger sibling. Its time to get him outside! We live in southern California.
He's already got a great, big, safe outdoor enclosure that he spends most of his days in, but the cooler weather in the morning and early evening started causing URI-type symptoms. So, I need to step up my game, and build a heated box of some sort for him to hide from the mild cold in. It would be nice to be able to leave my tort outside all night, but for now I'm mostly concerned about him just being able to be out during the day, with access to warmth if necessary when the temperature drops. (his indoor enclosure is still plenty big enough for him if I need to bring him in at night).
I'm living with my parents, who have generously donated a fraction of their yard to me until I move out in a few years. So whatever I build should be sturdy enough to last a while, big enough to accommodate him growing (he's just over 6" now): but perhaps somewhat portable so I can take it with me if I ever move out.
I have a small reptile heating pad ( the kind you stick underneath a glass tank), as well as a double, deep dome hanging lamp fixture. I'm hoping whatever I build can make use of these things.
Any tips and ideas would be really appreciated! I was thinking of buying a used doghouse on Craigslist.. And just putting the heating pad in there for now. I am a poor college student in debt, so I need to be frugal! Im willing to work hard though. Thanks in advance!!
He's already got a great, big, safe outdoor enclosure that he spends most of his days in, but the cooler weather in the morning and early evening started causing URI-type symptoms. So, I need to step up my game, and build a heated box of some sort for him to hide from the mild cold in. It would be nice to be able to leave my tort outside all night, but for now I'm mostly concerned about him just being able to be out during the day, with access to warmth if necessary when the temperature drops. (his indoor enclosure is still plenty big enough for him if I need to bring him in at night).
I'm living with my parents, who have generously donated a fraction of their yard to me until I move out in a few years. So whatever I build should be sturdy enough to last a while, big enough to accommodate him growing (he's just over 6" now): but perhaps somewhat portable so I can take it with me if I ever move out.
I have a small reptile heating pad ( the kind you stick underneath a glass tank), as well as a double, deep dome hanging lamp fixture. I'm hoping whatever I build can make use of these things.
Any tips and ideas would be really appreciated! I was thinking of buying a used doghouse on Craigslist.. And just putting the heating pad in there for now. I am a poor college student in debt, so I need to be frugal! Im willing to work hard though. Thanks in advance!!
