New Closed Chamber

[TKL]

Hey everyone, I had some time off over the last couple weeks so I took the time to build a new closed chamber for my 7 month old leopard Bacardi.


The dimensions are 4'Wx8'Lx3'H. I built the frame out of 2x3's and the walls are 5/8" plywood. The windows are 2 pieces of 2'x4' plexiglass. After 2 coats of paint I sealed all the seams with clear silicone then used a tarp to line the bottom. For substrate I used additive free top soil. Temps are pretty consistent: ~85F at the coolest point, ~95F on hot ends, and ~100F in the basking spot. Still trying bump the humidity up a little bit without soaking the substrate (hence the cups of water) but I'm sure with a few more tweaks I'll be able to hit a consistent 80% throughout.

Finally, here's a few photos of Bacardi enjoying breakfast in his new digs:

Let me know what you guys think!

 

[tortdad]

Looks good!


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

 

[tortdad]

I would sink those potted plants down in the soil a bit too so they can't be knocked over when s/he is trying to hide.


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

 

[G-stars]

Awesome job. Try putting your CHE over a water source. The evaporation will raise up your humidity.

 

[TKL]

I would sink those potted plants down in the soil a bit too so they can't be knocked over when s/he is trying to hide.


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

I was originally going to do that after I finally decided on the placement, but the bulb in his old chamber blew so I ended up putting moving him over in the morning rather than the afternoon like I had originally planned. I'll probably let him settle in first before I go in there and move things around. I don't think that he's quite big enough to knock them over just yet.

 

[TKL]

Awesome job. Try putting your CHE over a water source. The evaporation will raise up your humidity.

Thanks. Yeah, I'll try that.

 

[Tom]

Cool! You've also got the best looking Canadian leopard I've ever seen.

No offense to any other Canadian leopard keepers, but man, this tortoise looks awesome!

 

[TKL]

Cool! You've also got the best looking Canadian leopard I've ever seen.

No offense to any other Canadian leopard keepers, but man, this tortoise looks awesome!

Wow! Thanks, that means a lot! I do my best to follow the advice from your threads.