Common Lizard and slow worm enclosure

[Killian]

This is the new Common Lizard and slow worm enclosure I built today. Its construction was quite simple. I made a wooden frame for the enclosure then screwed plastic on the inside walls. I then sunk it a few inches into the ground.

It is on a slop anyway south facing but I made a little hill inside for basking. The inside of the hill has broken pipes and stones which the animals can hide in and hunt.

The plastic I obtained from a local company that manufature signs. It was €35 a sheet of 8' x4'

I am planning on making a sandy area and also adding a few more plants before the reptiles arrive.

I dont think an over hang is nessesary as the walls are 2' high but I will net the roof to stop cats and birds preying on the reptiles.

any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated

[phil]

maybe a couple of slates laid on the ground killian. i often find slow-worms beneath these and similar refugia. they use them to thermoregulate on cool mornings

[willj]

my set up isn't dissimilar to that one Killian, though a little more elaborate, can't wait for mine to arrive lol!