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View of the shed. |
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Insulate base of shed with loft lagging.
Attach tongue and groove floorboards (19 mm thick) to the base of the shed, using suitable screws. |
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Once the floorboards are in place they may be treated with a suitable non-toxic wood preservative. |
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Select an area at the rear of the shed for night time
accomodation.
Line the walls of this area with loft lagging. |
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Affix plyboard (8 mm) over the lagging. |
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Construct a box using chipboard (16 mm thick) ensuring
that the top of the box (or lid) can be lifted when required.
The box construction may be treated with a non-toxic wood preservative.
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Attach suitable bulb holders to the inside of the lid and
insert night time reflector bulbs or, preferably, ceramic heat bulbs
(100 watts each). These should be connected to a dimmer thermostat
set at 12 - 14 Celsius. ie the
temperature in the box will never drop below 12 - 14 Celsius.
Drill a hole in the lid and insert the thermostat sensor. Place lid back on top of box. |
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A view of the electrical connections. |
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Attach bulb holders to sides of shed and insert reflector
bulbs (100 watts each).
These may be connected to timers which can be set to switch on and off at various times or overriden manually. |
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Another view of shed. |
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Ensure that there is an entrance for the tortoises to come and go as they please. |
