Friday, December 04, 2009

An Improvement to the Poly Habitat and a Naming Contest

You can find the previous post in this series here.

Our original version of the roly poly habitat featured a fixed roof that did not permit good poly observation or moistening of the soil. The top was just window screening stapled on top. Today we removed the old roof and replaced it with a retractable one, shown in the following pictures. All images are clickable to see better versions.

Here is the habitat with the roof open.


The roof is framed by 1x2 pieces of wood nailed together with finishing nails. I used weatherstripping on the bottom to prevent predators from getting at the body polytic.


With the roof closed, the poly habitat is secure from outside invasion, but gets plenty of air movement.


Here we see a close-up of the roof removal mechanisms. These mechanisms need regular lubrication and plenty of fuel.

And there you have it. A poly habitat with a retractable roof. Now all we need is a name. I'll leave it to you to put your suggestions in the comments.

3 comments:

Ohioan@Heart said...

To get things started, an unoriginal, unimaginative one:
RolyoPolis.

Sly the Cat Care Guru said...

Polydise.....


Wish mums would makes me a Cat Habitat.... Nice handy wurks....

K T Cat said...

Great suggestions! I came up with Polytopia, which is the one I favor right now.