I had a fire in my old enclosure due to a heat lamp. Not sure if it overheated and sparked or tipped over onto the mulch while in his burrow. Needless to say, that was not easy picking through the burnt cypress mulch at 6AM looking for a body. Somehow, he got out and was on the other side of the enclosure in his humid box. On a lighter note, the fireman were funny after I told them there is a 38" lizard around here somewhere... their spotlights went immediately to their feet!!!
He spent a few weeks inside a garbage pail until he decided he was finished hibernating. Went to a quickly made, within an hour or 2, 3'x5' box in my sun/sitting room. After he got out of that a couple of times, I just decided to let him roam free in the sunroom. Tired of cleaning up the mess, a new habitat emerged... Dimensions are 10'+ at widest, 5'+ at smaller width by 24' long. Sides are at least 30" tall depending on substrate.
Be careful of the heat lamps on your outdoor enclosures. I would go out frequently to check the light to make sure it was not burned out and sitting upright so not sure what happened.
He spent a few weeks inside a garbage pail until he decided he was finished hibernating. Went to a quickly made, within an hour or 2, 3'x5' box in my sun/sitting room. After he got out of that a couple of times, I just decided to let him roam free in the sunroom. Tired of cleaning up the mess, a new habitat emerged... Dimensions are 10'+ at widest, 5'+ at smaller width by 24' long. Sides are at least 30" tall depending on substrate.
Be careful of the heat lamps on your outdoor enclosures. I would go out frequently to check the light to make sure it was not burned out and sitting upright so not sure what happened.
I bet he will love it there.
