Oh dear, she's not even arrived and already the favoritism is setting in. Two nights in a row now i haven't handled Irwin b/c i've been too busy building the new enclosure. After much meditation i decided to once again go with my famous "side-saddle" tub technique. This tub is a bit bigger than Irwin's (though not enormously so) knowing she's going to outgrow it eventually, i wanted to buy myself a little bit of time to build a proper box, i'm hoping to get a year or two out of this one, although Irwin is almost due for an upgrade himself and its only been a year. But side-tub 2.0 will be much improved; new features include flex-watt, opaque walls, and the big one, insulation! (R-3)

Irwin's setup
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New Girl - Stage one - stage 2 will be heat (tape and RHP) stage 3 is insulation and ventilation.
Featured here is Rowdy the "Rubber boa" he's about 14 inches long - the tub is a 45 gallon (Irwin's is a 27)
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