Redfoot outdoor enclosure

newforestmum · 03-07-2006, 07:26 PM

during the summer holidays we are looking to build an outdoor enclosure for our two baby redfoots ready for them to move into when they are big enough. we want to build something that they can live in happily all year.

what would be a good size to build the enlosure so that it would last them through to adulthood. Also what size house/indoor accomodation would be suitable for them to live in all year round. hubby is a carpenter and will build me what ever I want. knowing tom it will be the grandest tortoise house as he is a real perfectionist.

Okay you will need a good imagination because here is a picture showing a piece of garden that we may use for the redfoots. it is the patch to the side of and behind the greenhouse but as you can see it needs quite alot of work if it is big enough to convert. the greenhouse was where the yellow bucket was so that bit is 6' x 8'. then there is the piece that runs along the fence which is about 4' by 16'. the greenhouse is being moved to elsewhere in the garden. to the right of the greenhouse is our house which is south facing

vivp · 08-07-2006, 09:28 PM

lol he totally sounds like my husband, he is also a carpenter and has made me this outside encloseure, its to good to be out the garden in the rain, looks like something that should be indoors, he spent ages making sure it was all level, even vanished to pretect it from the rain, makes me laugh when i see him outside doing it, home my torts like it.

03-07-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
newforestmum Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Forest, Hampshire Posts: 555	Redfoot outdoor enclosure during the summer holidays we are looking to build an outdoor enclosure for our two baby redfoots ready for them to move into when they are big enough. we want to build something that they can live in happily all year. what would be a good size to build the enlosure so that it would last them through to adulthood. Also what size house/indoor accomodation would be suitable for them to live in all year round. hubby is a carpenter and will build me what ever I want. knowing tom it will be the grandest tortoise house as he is a real perfectionist. Okay you will need a good imagination because here is a picture showing a piece of garden that we may use for the redfoots. it is the patch to the side of and behind the greenhouse but as you can see it needs quite alot of work if it is big enough to convert. the greenhouse was where the yellow bucket was so that bit is 6' x 8'. then there is the piece that runs along the fence which is about 4' by 16'. the greenhouse is being moved to elsewhere in the garden. to the right of the greenhouse is our house which is south facing

08-07-2006, 09:28 PM	#2
vivp Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 334	lol he totally sounds like my husband, he is also a carpenter and has made me this outside encloseure, its to good to be out the garden in the rain, looks like something that should be indoors, he spent ages making sure it was all level, even vanished to pretect it from the rain, makes me laugh when i see him outside doing it, home my torts like it.

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