new indoor greenhouse enclosure

[naturalman91]

so after a few weeks of planning and reading other's threads about making a greenhouse kit into a indoor enclosure i decided to try it for myself.

i found this on amazon for 47 dollars with free shipping http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GOO83UK/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

it's 71x36x36 so first thing i started doing was making a 6" deep "garden bed" at 71"x36" out of 2x4's and drilled 3 holes near the top to put 3 zip ties on each side and end to secure the greenhouse frame down

once the frame was secured down and all the plants and lights where put in it i put the cover over and taped the bottom of it to the outsides of the 2x4s the cover itself hung down about 2 inches past the framing of the green house so it was perfect for taping to the outsides

the greenhouse frame just sit's on top of the 2x4's secured by zip ties and taped

it holds heat and humidity PERFECTLY. which is awesome as i was coming from a 4x8 that didn't hold very well at all

here are some finish pic's i finished it on friday and have been paying attention to heat and humidity all weekend i will take more pics when i get a chance



feel free to ask any question's and yes i know i'm lacking a water dish getting a new one soon until then he gets soaked every afternoon

 

[wellington]

Looks great. Is it easy to do things through the openings, feed, change water, etc?

 

[pfara]

Very awesome, David! I love seeing fast-forward pictures, so I'll be expecting updates on your enclosure and tortoise

 

[Eric Phillips]

Looks great. Well done.

 

[naturalman91]

Looks great. Is it easy to do things through the openings, feed, change water, etc?

it's very easy the openings and pretty wide and it unzips at one end it's about a foot and half from the opening to the bottom the roof is slanted so the light's are high enough

Very awesome, David! I love seeing fast-forward pictures, so I'll be expecting updates on your enclosure and tortoise

that should be around march 4th on the tortoise update i plan a doing a where we're at with where we've been showing old enclosures and such

 

[naturalman91]

i actually think this is my 4th enclosure of the year i wasn't satisfied with the previous one's but i'm pretty satisfied now

 

[kathyth]

Looks fantastic!! Very nice job

 

[J.P.]

I like it.

i'm curious about the ferns. these are like weeds where i am, but i'm reluctant to put in my tortoise enclosures because i read somewhere it's not good for tortoises. (it's the plant ID site, not sure if tortoisetrust or tortoisetable)

 

[naturalman91]

I like it.

i'm curious about the ferns. these are like weeds where i am, but i'm reluctant to put in my tortoise enclosures because i read somewhere it's not good for tortoises. (it's the plant ID site, not sure if tortoisetrust or tortoisetable)

there are safe types of fern's that you can put it it's all about research there are also a lot of unsafe one's this one is safe

i'd never take a wild plant and just put it in the enclosure to many hazards if it's grown in the outdoor enclosure and is listed as safe i wouldn't worry but be warned ferns can be hard to identify just by looking

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Like, no, love this!

If I ever have to do indoor housing again....I'd do the greenhouse. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Equivix]

Bit of a dated post, but this looks awesome! Would it work for hermanns hatchlings or be too humid?

 

[naturalman91]

Bit of a dated post, but this looks awesome! Would it work for hermanns hatchlings or be too humid?

i don't know enough about hermanns to really say but it stays pretty humid

 

[leigti]

If they don't need as much humidity you can make some vents to make it slightly less humid.

 

[Kent]

That is a great idea.

 

[theguy67]

Just saw this. Looks great. I used the same exact kit last winter.

 

[kelii]

Looks great. Do you think you could staple a tarp to the inside of it, instead of the plywood?

 

[naturalman91]

Looks great. Do you think you could staple a tarp to the inside of it, instead of the plywood?

there would be nothing to staple to it's all metal and plastic

 

[naturalman91]

Just saw this. Looks great. I used the same exact kit last winter.

yeah this will be my last winter using this im going to make a custom table that will hold heat a little better