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Has anyone got any ideas/pics/designs of an outdoor enclosure for alpine newts, to be housing them all year. It MUST be catandfox-proof.
Thanks
Chris
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Chris
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For a good description of how to construct an outdoor enclosure for newts, take a look at the care sheet for Triturus vittatus on
www.amphibian.co.uk
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Thanks Morg,
and I thought I could use a cold frame sunk 2 inches into the soil...
I will now have to find a cheap green house and persuade my parents to dig a big hole in my garden for the foundations...
oh well, such is life!
Keep the ideas coming
Chris
and I thought I could use a cold frame sunk 2 inches into the soil...
I will now have to find a cheap green house and persuade my parents to dig a big hole in my garden for the foundations...
oh well, such is life!
Keep the ideas coming
Chris
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I have one built with breeze blocks, 2 blocks deep underground then 3 above.
On top of this is a perspex overhang fixed in place with silicone.
The inside of the enclosure is based on the one on the aforementioned site, including underground hibernation area.
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I have one built with breeze blocks, 2 blocks deep underground then 3 above.
On top of this is a perspex overhang fixed in place with silicone.
The inside of the enclosure is based on the one on the aforementioned site, including underground hibernation area.
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Morg,
What are the dimensions of your enclosure, how many alpines could it house and how much did it cost?
Chris
What are the dimensions of your enclosure, how many alpines could it house and how much did it cost?
Chris
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The enclosure is six foot, by four and a half foot.
Im not sure of the hight, but it is probably just under three foot or so.
Cost wise I was lucky, as almost all of the materials used were given to me as spares left over from building work that my friends had done.
As for how many newts it could hold, I couldnt say, but in the article on outdoor enclosures in the book amphibians in captivity, it gives the guideline of 0.15 sq m of ground space for an amphibian the size of a fire salamander.
I hope this helps.
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The enclosure is six foot, by four and a half foot.
Im not sure of the hight, but it is probably just under three foot or so.
Cost wise I was lucky, as almost all of the materials used were given to me as spares left over from building work that my friends had done.
As for how many newts it could hold, I couldnt say, but in the article on outdoor enclosures in the book amphibians in captivity, it gives the guideline of 0.15 sq m of ground space for an amphibian the size of a fire salamander.
I hope this helps.
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I have worked out the cost of the enclosure had I bought all of the materials, and for everything, including pond liner, and weld mesh lid to keep out cats it would have been around
£85
I have worked out the cost of the enclosure had I bought all of the materials, and for everything, including pond liner, and weld mesh lid to keep out cats it would have been around
£85
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WHAT!!!!!
I have already spent over £100 pounds on timber fencing, preformed pond and have not yet bought the weldmesh!!!!
How much do breezeblocks cost you way - they are nearly a pound where I live? I suppose mine is a bit bigger - 6'x6', but surely it could not cost that much more. I could not use pond liner as the ground where I li9ve is too stony to risk puncture. I will post some (poor quality) pics in the near future.
Thanks, Chris
I have already spent over £100 pounds on timber fencing, preformed pond and have not yet bought the weldmesh!!!!
How much do breezeblocks cost you way - they are nearly a pound where I live? I suppose mine is a bit bigger - 6'x6', but surely it could not cost that much more. I could not use pond liner as the ground where I li9ve is too stony to risk puncture. I will post some (poor quality) pics in the near future.
Thanks, Chris
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When buying any building materials it pays to shop around, as for the breeze blocks, sand and cement I was quoted £60+ £15 delivery,then found somewhere charging £50+ free delivery for exactly the same stuff.
I ended up getting these given though in the end.
The things that I did buy were, sand gravel mix for foundations £13
Weldmesh sheet for lid £12
The pond liner was an end of roll piece from a local garden centre and cost me £10
I look forward to seeing the photo, and will try to borrow a digital camera to post o pic of my enclosure.
When buying any building materials it pays to shop around, as for the breeze blocks, sand and cement I was quoted £60+ £15 delivery,then found somewhere charging £50+ free delivery for exactly the same stuff.
I ended up getting these given though in the end.
The things that I did buy were, sand gravel mix for foundations £13
Weldmesh sheet for lid £12
The pond liner was an end of roll piece from a local garden centre and cost me £10
I look forward to seeing the photo, and will try to borrow a digital camera to post o pic of my enclosure.