Converted Bookcase to Gecko Tower

[PetVet]

I felt really crafty one weekend and decided to try to create some gecko cages out of a walmart bookcase into a gecko cage...and this is what I got (please keep in mind I suck with tools and anything sharp so I was quite excited). It's heated by 4 inch flexwatt plugged into a rheostat, tile for flooring (wash clothes now too). Plexi-glass is used for the doors and an added lip inside. Please excuse my ghetto cage separators lol.

 

[Remy]

Nice work! Looks solid.

 

[RampantReptiles]

I think it looks pretty good too!
I know exactly how you feel... sharp things dont like me and mostly just want to stick in my fingers than actually cut something. >_<

 

[PetVet]

haha thank you! Yup anything with cords I will trip over and if there is a sharp object on one end, it usually results in my doom but not this time...mwahha. I am building another one soon so I'm hoping that this next one can seem a bit less ghetto since I sort of understand what I am doing now lol. Ohhh if only my leo's knew how much I love them...

 

[bjleemkuil]

Man! This is awesome. =) Nice work!

 

[gitrdone0420]

Wow, that is really cool!

 

[chechatonga]

Very creative. It turned out really nice.

 

[Mallie]

Thats great! They look happy in there
I'm about to attempt the same thing with my old bookcase.

 

[janjgeckos]

I like the way their tile matches your tile

 

[Doubelminttwin]

I think its ugly and you should send it to our part of va so we can destroy it *cough*use it*cough*

 

[PetVet]

Thanks everyone ...except Jen lol. I told you I will make one for you guys if you want. I still need to make my second one. This is what happens when a nerd gets bored...thought spew out onto paper and a month later bam...i have an evil creation. And yes, I am guilty of using left over tiles from when we converted all the carpet in the house to tile lol...I am an efficient cheapskate.

 

[Jace]

I think I have that same bookcase
I might steal your idea!

 

[PetVet]

Feel free lol...that's actually how the idea spawned. I have one huge bookcase as a dvd rack and the small 3 tiered one for books and I was staring at it one day thinking hmmm...that would be a perfect size for some leo's . It's just about the same width, minus half an inch, as a 20 gallon too so it is well suited IMO...call me biased.

 

[Missinasworld]

wow that is very nice looking! soon I need another reptile rack for growing babies but we have some book shelves on clearance at my work so maybe I can borrow your idea and modify it into segmenting it a little more for growing leos

Missina