Dog kennels/tort houses

[alley cat]

and another good example of what you can do with a kennel

If i remember correctly Bev it was you who suggested I use my kennel for the torts!

[Pussygalore]

our first houses were made out of Tea Crates, with a removable lid which hubby made, covered in roofing felt sides and roof and very cheaply insulated. The crates were free, if you can still find them. They are a good big size and plenty tall enough to take a heat bulb, the 'lid/roof' had an inner lip to hold it in place, we've even used cheap carpet to line the walls of a house and cork floor tiles stuck to the floor both work well for insulation. The doorway was cut into a side and with either a door or lift up ramp and the crates were placed on paving slabs to keep them dry, they were good cheap first houses and cost next to nothing to make.

[Catwoman63]

It's even better to use stuff you have or can get for free, that's why I always save bits of wood as I may use it for building tortoise things x

[Catwoman63]

Originally Posted by alley cat

and another good example of what you can do with a kennel

If i remember correctly Bev it was you who suggested I use my kennel for the torts!

I think it was Alison, glad it worked really well x

[Gordon]

Originally Posted by Catwoman63

It's even better to use stuff you have or can get for free, that's why I always save bits of wood as I may use it for building tortoise things x

I love getting free stuff last week i got 16 full sheets of kingspan insulation and 72 lengths of 3x2 timber most of them over 6 foot long oh and 2 8x4 x12mm sheets of hardwood plywood aswell all i need to do is think about what to use it on
It wasn't quite free i gave the chap £50 but was well worth it

[Catwoman63]

Let me have it x

[Suze65]

I love these threads, great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

[Charlottealotoftorts]

Brilliant ideas and pictures! I have ordered the flat roofed version for mine, it even has a little window. Now I just need to work out where I'm going to put it........!

[Catwoman63]

Looking forward to pictures when you have it set up x

[alley cat]

Originally Posted by Catwoman63

I think it was Alison, glad it worked really well x

It has worked so well Bev that I got another kennel from ebay for £20 (what a bargain!) that is identical and in brilliant condition, so we will be repeating the job again this summer. My daughter spotted the kennel in the garage the other day and said "Since when have you had a dog called Milo?"