Hello new to the forum with my new NBTS

[Rani-May]

im not saying its wrong im just saying it would be frowned upon here. im gathering he gets lots of exercise out of it anyway? People here are just VERY protective of reptiles and think certain ways. a guy from one of the after hours rescue checks out your enclosure and all before allowing you to take a BTS. its really quite good

[tiliqua38]

Oh, I know you weren't saying it was wrong. Lots of people use the 1.5 x 3 enclosures. But I agree that something more like 2 x 4 is more ideal.

[Lea]

Welcome to the forum.

Skinks do enjoy some room to move. The bigger the better!

[tiliqua38]

Welcome to the forum.

Skinks do enjoy some room to move. The bigger the better!

Thanks, but I've been a member of the forum since 2007!

[tiliqua38]

On my turtle and tortoise forums, some people connect two of these enclosures as well, so that is an option. I was thinking of trying it. Anyway, here is a pic of Bubba out and about in his enclosure. For reference, he is a large BTS at about 24 inches. Another reason I would like to try connecting a second one.

And here is a link to the tub, which I buy at Walmart.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-50- ... m/15940602

[Lea]

Welcome to the forum.

Skinks do enjoy some room to move. The bigger the better!

Thanks, but I've been a member of the forum since 2007!

Sorry ... your subject title misled me.

Well, umm, welcome anyway, even if I am five years too late!

[Lea]

I would definitely look at connecting two, if you can. He looks quite a snug fit in there and it must be getting slightly tight on the turn without being able to fully straighten out.

[tiliqua38]

Welcome to the forum.

Skinks do enjoy some room to move. The bigger the better!

Thanks, but I've been a member of the forum since 2007!

Sorry ... your subject title misled me.

Well, umm, welcome anyway, even if I am five years too late!

Oh, I'm not the OP of this particular thread. The OP wanted to see how I converted tubs into enclosures, so I was showing the OP.

[Lea]

Ok, I must be more tired than I thought! I'm sorry, I'll go back and reread and work out who said what and what's going on!

[Lea]

No, I was ok! I was replying to discojaguar in the beginning, but then you quoted me saying you'd been a member for ages- that's when I got mixed up. Sorry for the confusion.

Ok, we'll, now I will again welcome disco, in case they missed it and again say that more room would be a benefit, as well as a giving you a more content skink.

[tiliqua38]

Sorry to confuse you!!

[Lea]

Sorry to confuse you!!

No permanent damage done

[discojaguar]

Sorry to confuse you!!

No permanent damage done

Sorry I am the op! I did ask for the tub pictures that have been provided! . Reason being, I tend to move around a lot and trying to pack up giant glass enclosures makes me a bit nervous.


Thank you for the pictures! I wouldn't have thought of using a 10gallon screen cover like that! I'll definitely be doing that!

[tiliqua38]

Sorry to confuse you!!

No permanent damage done

Sorry I am the op! I did ask for the tub pictures that have been provided! . Reason being, I tend to move around a lot and trying to pack up giant glass enclosures makes me a bit nervous.


Thank you for the pictures! I wouldn't have thought of using a 10gallon screen cover like that! I'll definitely be doing that!

If you use a screen cover meant for a 15/20H aquarium, the screen cover will lay atop the tub with no problem. If you use a screen cover for a 10 gallon it is just barely long enough to go across the end of the tub so you would have to silicone it on there so it doesn't fall into the enclosure. Does that make sense?