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Freelance Philosopher
Just wanted to share a couple pics of the tort table I slapped together for these hatchling sulcatas.
Here is pretty much everything I used to make it:
- The table was built on top of an old metal cart on wheels that originally came with a rabbit/ferret enclosure.
- 2' x 4' section of plywood for the floor
- 1 x 6's of Aspen for the walls
- The overhang/shelf with the supplements on it is also a section of 1 x 6. Only I used velcro to secure it so it can be easily removed for cleaning or design changes.
- Got a 100 watt Powersun UV, a 100 watt CHE on a dimmer for supplemental heat in the day and to maintain a good night time temp, as well as a Reptisun 10.0
- The substrate is a mix of things. At one end is a bed a beast/sterile top soil mixture about 4 inches deep, part of the middle region is Arizona sandstone, also in the middle is their food. I grow several trays of a a grasses and clovers mixture like that and swap them out as needed. At the other end is the water dish, surrounded by ceramic tile to help prevent excess moisture or mold. We also got some stone pathways along the sides. I literally laid down some soil mixture and embedded the stones to create a type of stone path.
Hopefully I get a year out of this table. I enjoy being able to wheel the whole unit around the house and keep these little boogers in what ever room we are in at the time. It really allows us to spend more time with the curious little boogers.
Here is pretty much everything I used to make it:
- The table was built on top of an old metal cart on wheels that originally came with a rabbit/ferret enclosure.
- 2' x 4' section of plywood for the floor
- 1 x 6's of Aspen for the walls
- The overhang/shelf with the supplements on it is also a section of 1 x 6. Only I used velcro to secure it so it can be easily removed for cleaning or design changes.
- Got a 100 watt Powersun UV, a 100 watt CHE on a dimmer for supplemental heat in the day and to maintain a good night time temp, as well as a Reptisun 10.0
- The substrate is a mix of things. At one end is a bed a beast/sterile top soil mixture about 4 inches deep, part of the middle region is Arizona sandstone, also in the middle is their food. I grow several trays of a a grasses and clovers mixture like that and swap them out as needed. At the other end is the water dish, surrounded by ceramic tile to help prevent excess moisture or mold. We also got some stone pathways along the sides. I literally laid down some soil mixture and embedded the stones to create a type of stone path.
Hopefully I get a year out of this table. I enjoy being able to wheel the whole unit around the house and keep these little boogers in what ever room we are in at the time. It really allows us to spend more time with the curious little boogers.
