I have a little tort table built onto one wall of each of my tortoise sheds. The young leopard tortoise that has to spend the winter in the leopard tort table/shed is too big for the existing tort table (1.5'x 3' or so) so I have to build a new one in there.
This is Kim when I got HIM 2 years ago, and he's spent all of his indoor time in the little table (he's been outside all summer):
When I got him:
Forum member Kim (I wish I could remember her username so I could give her an update) from SoCal rescued him from a bad situation and sent him to me.
Here he is now. About twice as big in two years and very heavy:
So I went to Lowe's and bought a couple sheets of plywood - I can't believe how much the price of a sheet of plywood has gone up!!!
This is the old, smaller table:
Cutting the plywood:
I put a 2'x4' for support on each side, and two heavy duty shelf supporters in the middle:
Then the bottom and the front:
I sent an email to Flex Seal to ask if their product would harm a young tortoise that had to live on it for several months in a closed room, they responded the product is perfectly safe for plants and animals, so I started painting the bottom and a bit of the sides with a quart of Flex Seal. Well, a quart isn't nearly enough, so I have to make a special trip back into town for more. . . but not today. I'm beat!
I'll add onto this thread when there's more to report.
This is Kim when I got HIM 2 years ago, and he's spent all of his indoor time in the little table (he's been outside all summer):
When I got him:
Forum member Kim (I wish I could remember her username so I could give her an update) from SoCal rescued him from a bad situation and sent him to me.
Here he is now. About twice as big in two years and very heavy:
So I went to Lowe's and bought a couple sheets of plywood - I can't believe how much the price of a sheet of plywood has gone up!!!
This is the old, smaller table:
Cutting the plywood:
I put a 2'x4' for support on each side, and two heavy duty shelf supporters in the middle:
Then the bottom and the front:
I sent an email to Flex Seal to ask if their product would harm a young tortoise that had to live on it for several months in a closed room, they responded the product is perfectly safe for plants and animals, so I started painting the bottom and a bit of the sides with a quart of Flex Seal. Well, a quart isn't nearly enough, so I have to make a special trip back into town for more. . . but not today. I'm beat!
I'll add onto this thread when there's more to report.
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