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New Outdoor Pen
This will be for my blackthroat monitor or the tegus(depending on time of year). I already have a 8x8ft outside pen that they all love(not together!). I'll build a new hotbox so that during colder weather they can stay in it(the tegus SHOULD be hibernating during the cold season).
Here's the first pics. This used to be for cats, rescued cats that were outdoor only/ferals. Once they had shots and were fixed, they went into here, and eventually were adopted out. Finally done with the kitties, I decided it would do as a lovely outdoor pen.
From outside the front gate:
From inside the pen:
Since these first pics this morning, I've cleared all the weed growth, and removed all the junk, including the posts. Now I will pick up the rolls of wire tomorrow, to start running the walls first. I also took down the "door/gate" totally, as I will be rebuilding it.
The plan is for this to be wired completely, no climbing or digging out. The mulch will be about 2 foot deep, and the gate will be only 5 ft tall, to counter the 2 foot threshold(to keep the mulch in). Then I can 'landscape' it.
Edit: I forgot it's 20ft by 22ft and 7ft tall.
Last edited by wolfy-hound; 11-12-2007 at 06:00 PM.
Reason: forgetfulness
Theresa Baker
No Legs and More
Florida, USA
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Re: New Outdoor Pen
Wow thats great. I love that you gave them a Yorkie to play with.
LOL
No it looks great.. Good job.
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Re: New Outdoor Pen
that looks great! how much did all that chicken wire cost. have been wantin to do something like that for my iguana for years. ikm just worried about the $price$.
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Haha, actually I have 5 yorkies, plus the poodle mix you see in the other pic, and an Old English Sheepdog too. The tegus love to look at the dogs, while the monitor loves to glare at them.
Theresa Baker
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Florida, USA
"Stop being a wimpy monkey,; bare some teeth, steal some food and fling poo with the alphas. "
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Estimate on the wire needed is under $200. The wire that is on there NOW is NOT chicken wire, and NOT suitable(which is why I'm re-wiring it).
The estimate is from Lowe's, and is for enough wire to do a 20 x 22 x 7ft pen top, bottom, and sides. In 50 ft rolls. The actual amount was right at $180 I believe. 300ft of 4ft wire, and 100ft of 3ft wire.
The estimate does not include the lumber I'll need for the new door, or the mulch, etc. That's just the wire.
My 8x8ft pen was about $200 total for all the lumber, plywood, wire etc. I have pics of that too, up on here, you can search and find it I'm sure.
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Florida, USA
"Stop being a wimpy monkey,; bare some teeth, steal some food and fling poo with the alphas. "
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Re: New Outdoor Pen
how much did it cost for the wiring, wood, supplyies and everything all to gether just to build the enclosre.
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Re: New Outdoor Pen
I couldn't tell you how much the posts cost, since I got those about 20 years ago. They've just been moved from one use to another. LOL. I'm frugal.
The wire costs are above.
The tegus should be fine outside to fairly low temps. I'm in florida, so we don't get the deep freezes like up north. I can take them inside if it gets super low. Same as I did for Moggie the monitor last year. That's of course, IF they don't go into hibernation.
Here is the thread with the 8x8ft pen pics and instructions.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=37503
And for the record, the wood is fine, over a year later, not a bit of rot or weakness, despite the monitor and 3 tegus using it in turn.
Theresa Baker
No Legs and More
Florida, USA
"Stop being a wimpy monkey,; bare some teeth, steal some food and fling poo with the alphas. "
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Re: New Outdoor Pen
Thats awesome Wolfy, I hope to build an outdoor enclosure for my Savannah once we move next year. Make sure you update and let us know how they like it.
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