paintedlizards
Crazy Animal Lady
- Messages
- 217
- Location
- backwoods GA , USA
Can you guys check this out and leave any feedback or set up suggestions? I'd do a traditional rack since Im broke and in college and poor, but I want to be able to see my guys!
My girlfriends sick of tanks, sick of cups of various insects and everyone ( animals included) is sick of tripping over wires- and we only have two tanks and 7 herps. So . I went on Craigslist, said I was cheap and it was cold and asked if any contractors were bored - and one was....
I have hopes for recessed lighting - but we will see how much that ups the price- not gecko lighting mind you but viewing lighting. One of the 'closets' will have deli cup shelving so I can house my worms and the 10 gallons are for roaches and crickets and the shoe boxes for babies. the incubator is right in the middle of the action.
I'm planing on heating with pads, because i hate heat tape. So thats going to be considered while building. the tanks are glass so Im sure it will be much like my current situation where the pad is on the glass, on my dresser ( also wood) . The shoeboxes will be heated with the 5 gallon heat pads and will be digitally Temped. the bottom will hold a naturally landscaped 40 breeder and will hold my colony. right now i have a mixed bag of geckos so we will see what I end up focusing on. the roach ten may end up being a 20 and housing my current ( or my second ) male.
the entire setup is going to be on top of a current dresser I have ( its old and heavy) once I move. I dont want my display tank on the floor !
My girlfriends sick of tanks, sick of cups of various insects and everyone ( animals included) is sick of tripping over wires- and we only have two tanks and 7 herps. So . I went on Craigslist, said I was cheap and it was cold and asked if any contractors were bored - and one was....
I have hopes for recessed lighting - but we will see how much that ups the price- not gecko lighting mind you but viewing lighting. One of the 'closets' will have deli cup shelving so I can house my worms and the 10 gallons are for roaches and crickets and the shoe boxes for babies. the incubator is right in the middle of the action.
I'm planing on heating with pads, because i hate heat tape. So thats going to be considered while building. the tanks are glass so Im sure it will be much like my current situation where the pad is on the glass, on my dresser ( also wood) . The shoeboxes will be heated with the 5 gallon heat pads and will be digitally Temped. the bottom will hold a naturally landscaped 40 breeder and will hold my colony. right now i have a mixed bag of geckos so we will see what I end up focusing on. the roach ten may end up being a 20 and housing my current ( or my second ) male.
the entire setup is going to be on top of a current dresser I have ( its old and heavy) once I move. I dont want my display tank on the floor !
