neverwouldof
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So just wanted to share the project we just completed for our 4 year old Redfoot. He has been inside and has reached a size where the indoor looked a bit cramped. the main objective was to create an outdoorish enclosure that was off the ground and was easy to maintenance for my 14 year old daughter. We had a spot that was to be used for an outdoor kitchen but hadn't been put to use yet. Its at the very back of the screened and covered lanai so it gets early sun that turns to shade. So I went with 4 foot by 8 foot design that has plumbing and electric. I made the concrete water dish in the photo from a pond overflow that I bought at Lowes and just modified the edges to get the right size and plumbed a shower drain into the bottom of it. I used a 2" to 1.5" reduction to a gate valve then straight into the plumbed drain of the house. So with the gate valve we can easily empty and wash out then close the gate and fill up the dish to the desired level. I used the 1.5" of gravel and the lattice to help with the reduction of moisture sitting on the wood when watering plants etc. I used a mixture of 50% sand and 50% organic soil which should still be good enough for the plants that go in there. I'll still need to add secondary forms of Lighting and Heat especially for the winter so that will be in the works for the next week or two before evening temps start dropping below 70 in Florida. If you folks have any good ideas for Lighting and Heat that you think would work for the design let me know in the comments below please!
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Also forgot to take pictures of the making of the plumbed water dish! So I used this to make a mold for Home Depot or Lowes
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Also forgot to take pictures of the making of the plumbed water dish! So I used this to make a mold for Home Depot or Lowes
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