Ceramic tile..."table"? Thoughts?

[Dragonfly_Dust]

About to get my first leo soon. I have an 18x18x18 exo terra and I do not think it'll be big enough. I heard of people creating "tables" to add a 2nd level as well as another hide to the cage so I want to do this for my new gecko. I tried using insulation boards but it was a bust since it kept falling apart on me and trying to paint it was a PAIN~!

I scraped that material and now I'm thinking about buying an 12x8 or a 12x12 ceramic tile and using it as the platform for the table instead. The ramp is no problem since I have some stacking rocks left over to do the job but have no idea what to use as the "legs" to support the ceramic tile.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Criticisms?

 

[acpart]

Here's my "table":

Aliza

 

[Dragonfly_Dust]

What are you using as the legs??

 

[M_surinamensis]

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Whatever you may choose to use, aim for a material that can be easily cleaned (impervious surfaces, where water beads are a good start) and make sure you secure it well, so that there's zero risk of anything falling over and injuring the animal. After that it's mostly a matter of aesthetics and design choices.

 

[acpart]

What are you using as the legs??

I made those legs out of ceramics by wrapping a slab around some dowels. For later platforms I used 1" wood dowels and then got some small PVC pieces to use as "feet" so the dowels aren't too wobbly. I have found that putting the 12" square tile sandwich (there's a mini UTH in between the tile pieces) lends stability and the structure stays up.

Aliza

 

[Dragonfly_Dust]

Just got back from Home depot and AC Moore. I got a 12x12 ceramic tile and 8 of these 1.5 inch mini clay flowur pots as the legs. Here's a picture of the setup all together and a picture of what's under the ceramic tile. You might not be able to see but I took leftover stacking rocks and create a ramp in the bottom left corner of the picture.