Temporary enclosures?

[strivingspark]

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but it is sort of enclosure related?

I was mostly wondering what people do for temporary enclosures, for when you need to clean the tank for example. Or go to the vet. I have a critter box that I've been using for her, but it's getting a bit small and she doesn't really like it... (It's just a plastic rectangular box with some vents - not even enough room for her to stick her tail out straight at the size she's grown.)

The thing is, she's only in it for, like, 30 minutes every 7-14 days? I keep her in it when I'm first sanitizing everything, then let her out while it dries, put her back in while I rinse everything off, and then reintroduce her to her enclosure (because at that point she'd rather be in with the still drying stuff than continue to stay outside. She ran all the way from the living room back to our room and the tank today and I knew she was just plain done with being outside... which made it all the worse for her when she had to go in that tiny thing.)

So. Basically I'm looking to upgrade her, but I also don't want to spend too much on a thing that'll see such limited use... Any suggestions?

Pic of what I'm currently using -

 

[Sue E.]

How about one of those collapsible dog playpens..the mesh/canvas kind with a mesh top? That way she can see out, its a lot bigger, and you can even put a small hide inside it. I think they are fairly cheap, not positive.

 

[hdochow]

not currently available from this seller, but we bought this (click here). our vet is a couple hours away, so round trip we are talking 4.5 - 7 hours.

 

[AHBD]

A larger plastic tote from Walmart will do in a pinch as well [ for at home when cleaning ] but be bulkier to take to the vet.

 

[strivingspark]

Might have found something... It would double for vet visits, and maybe even brief trips outside to let her see the sun?

This thing

 

[AHBD]

Those became slightly popular but you couldn't set a beardie out in the sun in it. It would heat up too quickly.

 

[strivingspark]

Those became slightly popular but you couldn't set a beardie out in the sun in it. It would heat up too quickly.

Noted!

 

[Sue E.]

@MollyM has a backpack type carrier for her dragon Wilson I think, again, not for in the sun, but I think it has more mesh to it from the pic? I flagged her. Might be good for the vet, in the house maybe the playpen would give your beardie more room? Chewy.com has the playpen for $24.99 I believe.

 

[strivingspark]

@MollyM has a backpack type carrier for her dragon Wilson I think, again, not for in the sun, but I think it has more mesh to it from the pic? I flagged her. Might be good for the vet, in the house maybe the playpen would give your beardie more room? Chewy.com has the playpen for $24.99 I believe.

The playpen sounds nice, but I'm not sure I have enough room for it... And even if I did, I'd have to be careful to corral the other animals. (Autumn is usually restricted to my bedroom - though, today, I did in fact lock the other animals up and let her explore the living room a bit for a treat while waiting for the vinegar to do its work...)

Also, I looked and they start at more like 50... It might be worth getting, all the same, but the carrier seems like a good intermediate option since she does have a vet visit coming up at the end of the month

 

[AHBD]

If you want a decent outdoor screened tent this one for cats has been used by some beardie owners here.

 

[xp29]

I use cat carries for my guys.

 

[strivingspark]

Currently looking at this - mostly because I'm hoping that I can at least briefly take her out into the sun in it without risk of her overheating, compared to the other one I was looking at. (I'm not planning to sit it down for an hour at a time, or anything, but like 5 minutes of seeing the actual sun might be happy making for her?)

 

[xp29]

Currently looking at this - mostly because I'm hoping that I can at least briefly take her out into the sun in it without risk of her overheating, compared to the other one I was looking at. (I'm not planning to sit it down for an hour at a time, or anything, but like 5 minutes of seeing the actual sun might be happy making for her?)

That is similar to what I use.
I also have one that @Rocky2022 linked from Amazon a while back that is two levels tall.

 

[Sue E.]

Currently looking at this - mostly because I'm hoping that I can at least briefly take her out into the sun in it without risk of her overheating, compared to the other one I was looking at. (I'm not planning to sit it down for an hour at a time, or anything, but like 5 minutes of seeing the actual sun might be happy making for her?)

I liked that so much I just ordered one! Thanks for the link!

 

[strivingspark]

My one potential worry is that Autumn will get her little claws caught in the mesh... That might be me overworrying though. I ordered it, and we'll see how she takes to it? If she likes it, than it'll be fine. If she starts going crazy in it or looks like she's going to hurt herself on it than I'll change it out for either the bubble backpack thing I was looking at or something made of hard plastic.