Outdoor enclosure
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 21:36
Hey lovely people,
I spoke to Nina recently about how i am having a outdoor enclosure built for the summer. It's for my beloved Horsfield Jemima, and my builder is constructing it by digging wood panels deep into the ground and using a wood frame for a lid.
I just need a little reassurance AGAIN about my intended enclosure base. When i was vetting the area i noticed there was some dreaded ragwort in the area in which i intend to build. There is no other option position wise so here is my proposition;
I'm going to dig down at the least 3x my tortoises height on her tippy toes and place wire at the very bottom. Then I've bought a sack of aggregate for drainage what's going directly on top of the wire. Then I'm packing the soil back on top, then weed membrane, then heavy duty pond liner which will fold up onto the enclosures sides. ( when i say "i" for all this labour i really mean the builder).
So any feedback is greatly appreciated and any air of doubt please shout up.....my tortoise is EVERYTHING to me.
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Thankyou Jody from Wirksworth[attachment=0]20210322_212902.jpg[/attachment]
I spoke to Nina recently about how i am having a outdoor enclosure built for the summer. It's for my beloved Horsfield Jemima, and my builder is constructing it by digging wood panels deep into the ground and using a wood frame for a lid.
I just need a little reassurance AGAIN about my intended enclosure base. When i was vetting the area i noticed there was some dreaded ragwort in the area in which i intend to build. There is no other option position wise so here is my proposition;
I'm going to dig down at the least 3x my tortoises height on her tippy toes and place wire at the very bottom. Then I've bought a sack of aggregate for drainage what's going directly on top of the wire. Then I'm packing the soil back on top, then weed membrane, then heavy duty pond liner which will fold up onto the enclosures sides. ( when i say "i" for all this labour i really mean the builder).
So any feedback is greatly appreciated and any air of doubt please shout up.....my tortoise is EVERYTHING to me.
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Thankyou Jody from Wirksworth[attachment=0]20210322_212902.jpg[/attachment]