Snake-r-cize!

 Cute lil exercise stations for snakes to use during educational presentations or just exercising those coils!

Change out the materials for enrichment

Can you even stand the cute??

For a smaller snake

For a much...juicier snake

Owl bet you didn't expect an Iguana cage!

We're all for conversions and recycled materials. Any chance I get to use good wood more than once makes me feel like I'm a superhuman!💪

This was a lovely iguana cage in it's first phase of life. But a Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) owl was moving in next, so we got creative. 

The first phase allowed the bird to move into the interior of cage and get used to it/ feel secure inside (see bottom of post for pics). 

Eventually we designed a  "front porch", and the choice remains to secure the bird in the back area, or to allow it free flight onto the porch as needed.  Check out his pretty, green outdoor mew too!

The branches are all designed to be removeable easily for cleaning, whether they be set in posts or on cleats.  If you know, you know.

 

Front porch complete with feeding portals in case of emergencies

Were you wondering why it needed to have removeable
perches for "easy cleaning"?

20 seconds of a happy lil owl on his new porch

Flying from his interior habitat to his porch

Previous Stages

A simple PVC vestibule served as escape prevention, and 1 way vinyl made it so we could see the bird, but he could not see us 

Once an Iguana cage (for the best boy ever)

Rat-atats

 This was designed for rats to live, laugh, love 😅

There are a couple things I'd do differently in hindsight, but it does the trick quite beautifully, I think. 

Features: 

• Rats can be shifted from top to bottom without opening the door to the side they are on. (I'd do the shift differently next time- it's too complex). 
• It's super easy to clean, you can add tons of towels, blankets and soft digging materials on these simple shelves. Keeps things changed up and cleaner smelling.
• Fans with carbon pads keep the room from smelling like...well...rats.

Super cute when it's filled with toys, recyclables, blankets and ...rats!  💗🐭

Tortoise Digs: Condo

 You don't have to have a big budget to make a big impact! This space has lots of vertical, but not a lot of horizontal space. I had to get creative! 

These California Desert Tortoise habitats were made with primarily recycled materials. These indoor digs provide plenty of space, easy cleaning and appropriate heating and ultraviolet light for the species.  This is a great addition to a tortoise's outside pen for direct sun and digging time. The top one is over 20 years old and still in decent shape, too!

Ramp down to the lower level

Lil secret access door to the lower level of the condo

Everyone loves dinosaurs!

Pulled together from materials on hand, but still meeting animal needs

This tortoise does not mind plexiglass and does not climb it or stress about it.