Outdoor enclosure

[ThePHX]

last week me and my uncle built an outdoor enclosure. And i really didnt have in mind what i was gonna put in it, but i was thinkin would i be able to use it when i get my tegu?

i just put the plant in there today...its not permenant by any means

 

[ColdThirst]

If you lay it on its side it would workf or a baby tegu for about the first 9 months or so for an out door enclosure of course youll need substrate, hides, light etc

 

[shiftylarry]

I would change the bottom so that the tegu is not just sitting on wire. I don't know what the temps are in TX, but make sure that your tegu can handle them before housing outside.

 

[AB^]

Yea,

I would flip it on its side and replace the wire with wood for a more secure bottom that will hold substrate. I'd prob throw some catsers on it too.

 

[ThePHX]

Yeah, i noticed that after i took the picture. Lol i would be a pretty bad reptile owner if i just left that wire as the substrate eh? I treat all my reptiles better than i treat myself The humidity in houston is always rather on the higher side from 60%-100% expecially during the summer which iss may - october/sept


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i do not think ive hit the space bar as many times i have right there trying to make the table look nice...

 

[redtail2426]

He might also get nose rub on the wire mesh on the sides. my tegu loves to rub and bump and push on his glass front doors and if they were wire he would definately have some nose rub.

 

[ThePHX]

Hmm, cause my BDs have the same problem in glass, but in their mesh cage they just climb up the sides. That mesh cantttt feel good on the nose. What else could i use for a tegu outside besides wire?

 

[VARNYARD]

Hmm, cause my BDs have the same problem in glass, but in their mesh cage they just climb up the sides. That mesh cantttt feel good on the nose. What else could i use for a tegu outside besides wire?

I use plywood, that way tegus won't rub noses and animals cannot see in as well. The bottom is fine, just make sure you have a deep substrate in there.

 

[ThePHX]

thanks bobby

 

[redtail2426]

hey bobby what kind of wood are you using for those four corner posts it kind of looks like pressure treated.

 

[ThePHX]

definately has the green, pressure treated hint to it.. Should i build my own burrows for the tegu with pvc pipes? Or let him make his own tunnels?

 

[VARNYARD]

definately has the green, pressure treated hint to it.. Should i build my own burrows for the tegu with pvc pipes? Or let him make his own tunnels?

Yes it is, anything that goes underground need to be pressure treated.

 

[ThePHX]

I got a question about your enclosure...is there substrate underneath the plywood?

 

[VARNYARD]

There is wire, then soil, then cypress mulch and on top is fine hay.

 

[DZLife]

There is wire, then soil, then cypress mulch and on top is fine hay.

I didn't realize that your enclosures had different levels of substrates...I always thought that they were just plain dirt with borders underground so they can't dig out....coolies!
I should know better than to think something like that XD

 

[ThePHX]

lol, didnt think the tegus had a raised plywood floor The only thing im wondering is if i flip the tank, would there be enough room to provide adequate substrate for tunneling and etc?

 

[VARNYARD]

lol, didnt think the tegus had a raised plywood floor The only thing im wondering is if i flip the tank, would there be enough room to provide adequate substrate for tunneling and etc?

You could cut out one side, add a box of plywood 2ft tall, and then re-attach the side/bottom. That was it would be on it's side and have plywood 2ft up, and then wire to the top, as well as a wire bottom.

 

[DZLife]

lol, didnt think the tegus had a raised plywood floor The only thing im wondering is if i flip the tank, would there be enough room to provide adequate substrate for tunneling and etc?

You could cut out one side, add a box of plywood 2ft tall, and then re-attach the side/bottom. That was it would be on it's side and have plywood 2ft up, and then wire to the top, as well as a wire bottom.

Nice, man! That sounds like a cool idea.

 

[ThePHX]

wish my uncle was still here....hed be able to help me do that in like one hour