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Nefarial
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Hey, I'm new here as (I'm hoping) you all can see. Anyways, I won't waste much time with an introduction. I am 18 years old; live in Ontario, Canada; own one 5 year old, male, normal leopard gecko named Tino; and am interested in building a custom cage for him. As of now he is in a 36"x12.5"x16" old aquarium. He has the essential hot-warm-cool gradient, as well as a hide on the hot side and the cool side. He also has his humid hide (which needs improvements), his food, water, etc... His substrate is tile, which I have no plans on changing as it looks both great and works equally well.
The problem with his cage right now is that I am going away to university next year, and will be living in residence and he will obviously not be able to come with me. My mom and brothers also do not like the whole idea of getting close to superworms, and my mom plain out is afraid of the cute little guy. The tank is also aesthetically horrible, and there is no storage space what-so-ever.
My idea is to build a sort of tank that could also function as an end table. This idea is obviously not new (see here), but I do not feel like paying in upwards of $1,000 to be given a table that probably does not have what I need/want. The picture below gives an extremely basic idea of what I'm planning, and hope to construct.
Overall, I expect the table to be (at max) around 40" high (and obviously will be a different kind of end table :main_rolleyes
. The dimensions of the actual cage will be 30"x24"x20". This will give him 720 square inches of floor space (opposed to the 576 square inches he has now). I am hoping to be able to put in sliding glass doors, or another similar method of gaining access. There will also be a few inches of room at the top of the cage for the lights, etc... (not shown in picture).
After the wall of text, I have a simple question or two. What do I *need* to make sure gets into the design (ventilation, glass floor for UTH, etc...), and my second question is me wondering whether any of you have any advice, tips, or experience with this sort of thing. Thanks in advance, Nefarial.
The problem with his cage right now is that I am going away to university next year, and will be living in residence and he will obviously not be able to come with me. My mom and brothers also do not like the whole idea of getting close to superworms, and my mom plain out is afraid of the cute little guy. The tank is also aesthetically horrible, and there is no storage space what-so-ever.
My idea is to build a sort of tank that could also function as an end table. This idea is obviously not new (see here), but I do not feel like paying in upwards of $1,000 to be given a table that probably does not have what I need/want. The picture below gives an extremely basic idea of what I'm planning, and hope to construct.
Overall, I expect the table to be (at max) around 40" high (and obviously will be a different kind of end table :main_rolleyes
. The dimensions of the actual cage will be 30"x24"x20". This will give him 720 square inches of floor space (opposed to the 576 square inches he has now). I am hoping to be able to put in sliding glass doors, or another similar method of gaining access. There will also be a few inches of room at the top of the cage for the lights, etc... (not shown in picture).After the wall of text, I have a simple question or two. What do I *need* to make sure gets into the design (ventilation, glass floor for UTH, etc...), and my second question is me wondering whether any of you have any advice, tips, or experience with this sort of thing. Thanks in advance, Nefarial.
