Recycling

[mike taylor]

I made this night box out of an old shipping box . I got the box from a shipping and receiving company for free . Then I made inside walls out of 2/2 and plywood made a top and $40.00 later I have a nice little box . So for you guys that have time but no cash to spend here's a cheap way of building a night box like Tom's on the cheap .

 

[wellington]

Great idea.

 

[lismar79]

Excellent tip!

 

[mike taylor]

Well thank you guys . Hopefully this will help someone save some cash .

 

[TigsMom]

Really creative recycling!!!

 

[tortdad]

One of my customers is shipping/receiving. I bet I could get my hands on a few boxes if you need more Mike.


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

 

[mike taylor]

If you can let me know.

 

[Jacqui]

I love when folks find ways to recycle items for their tortoises!

 

[Jabuticaba]

Very cool! I'm a big "upcycler". I made my enclosures out shipping crates. They each cost me a 12 pack.


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[Jabuticaba]

Forgot pictures...


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[mike taylor]

Awesome! Thats a nice shipping box .

 

[Jabuticaba]

Awesome! Thats a nice shipping box .

Thanks, Mike! Hubby got one of his labourers to cut the top halves off of both crates, since they were so deep. Then I silicones the joints and coated the insides with VOC-free sealant. This summer, we built a frame to lift the 2 enclosures off the floor. The frame is also made from upcycled, pressure-treated wood from a heavy duty pallet.


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[mike taylor]

Sweet! I like to use junk and make it look good. I painted my box today . Tomorrow i'm moving it into my shed . Then building a run in front of it . So when winter hits Dozer will be safe and warm . I'm building him a new run outside the shed thats 60 foot by twenty foot so next summer he should have plenty of space and grass to eat .

 

[Jabuticaba]

Sweet! I like to use junk and make it look good. I painted my box today . Tomorrow i'm moving it into my shed . Then building a run in front of it . So when winter hits Dozer will be safe and warm . I'm building him a new run outside the shed thats 60 foot by twenty foot so next summer he should have plenty of space and grass to eat .

That's awesome! Lucky tortoise!


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[mike taylor]

This is the box after painting . Put some shipping stencils on it because Dozer is grumpy . Haha

 

[mike taylor]

Just made this so he can get into the box.

 

[mike taylor]

Just completed Dozer's winter home . All I have to do now is get Dozer's water and food and he is ready to stay the winter in his shed home .

 

[mike taylor]

No body likes?

 

[Jabuticaba]

This is the box after painting . Put some shipping stencils on it because Dozer is grumpy . Haha

LOL! Too funny!


May
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[Jabuticaba]

Btw, how cold does it get where you are?


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