We moved house earlier this year in the middle of lockdown! It was rather unpleasant and a story for another time, however we realised recently that we didnt have a shed and therefore no where for the tortoise to hibernate this winter!
So pencil went to paper and I drew this:
The wife laughed, but I convinced her I could make it, so the next step was to draw up some plans:
They are quite rough, but had everything I needed to build it, so I started by building a scale model:
I was pretty happy with the model and the Wife was intrigued, so after a trip to various DIY stores and a few orders on Amazon, I finally built it:
It took me ages to figure out how big the tiles should be. I cut three widths of three heights in two different coloured sheets of roofing felt and stapled them to the roof (which was already covered in felt). A fake grass door-mat finished it off nicely. I think it came out pretty well:
I wrapped it in cling film overnight to get the tiles to lay flat and then introduced it to the tortoise.
I think she likes it, but the dog is a bit jealous!
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