dragondude
Not so new Member
Hi all,
I'm looking into building or rather assembling (I'm a lousy handyman) an enclosure/pit in my backyard. I was wondering if I could pick your brains and have a look at what I have come up with so far.
Please bear with me here as I list out my plans/ideas.
I plan to use a raised garden bed
and wrap it with some chicken wire (1 metre) high to add height and also make the lid as I want to maximise the sun entering the pit. ( I read somewhere that using a full mesh enclosure might result in some reptiles rubbing their noses against it so therefore I went for the raised garden bed idea) Thoughts?
I also plan to provide the necessary shade, cool off spot and an esky shelter with hay in it.
I also need to dig a trench for the garden bed to sit in and lay some chicken wire or tarp in the pit to prevent escapes.
I've done a few search online (some threads from this forum) about flooding in the pit but it seems as tho there's no real concern about it or there's no in depth discussion about it (how to prevent it etc etc) so based on that I'm assuming it's not a big deal, especially if that spot is subjected to a lot of sunlight anyway..?
Now you're probably asking in your head, "what reptile do you want to put in the pit"? Well just to be safe I'd say local dragons such as Jacky, Mt Dragons and Cunninghams. I'd also like build another one for beardies but I'll just save that for another thread.
As you may have noticed it's a simple pit/enclosure plan/idea as I have minimum tools and such so please bear that in mind.
Would it be safe to say that my plans above will work and keep dragons or skinks happy?
Go easy on me as I am new to the reptile scene
By the way, I currently own and care for 7 Mt. Dragons, 3 Jackies, 4 Geckos and 3 Tarantulas.
I appreciate any help/suggestion and any constructive input.
Cheers
I'm looking into building or rather assembling (I'm a lousy handyman) an enclosure/pit in my backyard. I was wondering if I could pick your brains and have a look at what I have come up with so far.
Please bear with me here as I list out my plans/ideas.
I plan to use a raised garden bed
and wrap it with some chicken wire (1 metre) high to add height and also make the lid as I want to maximise the sun entering the pit. ( I read somewhere that using a full mesh enclosure might result in some reptiles rubbing their noses against it so therefore I went for the raised garden bed idea) Thoughts?
I also plan to provide the necessary shade, cool off spot and an esky shelter with hay in it.
I also need to dig a trench for the garden bed to sit in and lay some chicken wire or tarp in the pit to prevent escapes.
I've done a few search online (some threads from this forum) about flooding in the pit but it seems as tho there's no real concern about it or there's no in depth discussion about it (how to prevent it etc etc) so based on that I'm assuming it's not a big deal, especially if that spot is subjected to a lot of sunlight anyway..?
Now you're probably asking in your head, "what reptile do you want to put in the pit"? Well just to be safe I'd say local dragons such as Jacky, Mt Dragons and Cunninghams. I'd also like build another one for beardies but I'll just save that for another thread.
As you may have noticed it's a simple pit/enclosure plan/idea as I have minimum tools and such so please bear that in mind.
Would it be safe to say that my plans above will work and keep dragons or skinks happy?
Go easy on me as I am new to the reptile scene
By the way, I currently own and care for 7 Mt. Dragons, 3 Jackies, 4 Geckos and 3 Tarantulas.
I appreciate any help/suggestion and any constructive input.
Cheers