New project!

[fishyfan]

Currently working on a new cage for my leos...

The box, sanded, stained, and varnished (the outside at least):

Still need to give the inside a coat of paint and add some trim around the edges. Also working on the front of the cage, no pics yet.

DIY background:

First step, carving the styro...

After burning the edges with a torch and 2 coats of cement...

Also working on a cover for the humid hide so the tuperware container isnt so obvious lol

thats it for now...

 

[gecko geek]

thats sweet

 

[Bridget1569]

Wow! That's lookin great. You'll have to keep the pix comin

 

[fallen_angel]

Wow that is very impressive

 

[Fyn]

You are inspiring me to DIY some stuff for my girl!!!

 

[Tommy13b]

can you really use cement for a rock wall?

 

[fishyfan]

Thanks

can you really use cement for a rock wall?

Why not? I made one before for my aquarium, worked out just fine...

 

[RepBex]

that is a great idea wish i was good at stuff like that lol i am no good with tools just good with animals lol

 

[fishyfan]

I also may attach a ridge to the side of the tank, gives the leos something to climb around on...

What i have so far:

 

[fishyfan]

Ok, almost done with the background, still have to add a little more color and spray on a clear coat to seal it, hows it look so far?

 

[Tommy13b]

looks great, what type of sealer do you use?

 

[Amber7399]

that looks really good so far.. your gonna have one lucky leo thats for sure

 

[fishyfan]

looks great, what type of sealer do you use?

thanks

I just used some clear polyurethane to coat it...

that looks really good so far.. your gonna have one lucky leo thats for sure

Thanks, illl have two lucky leos


Pic of it in the box after sealing it to give an idea of how it will look

 

[Halley]

very nice!

 

[fishyfan]

I need help figuring out how to heat the cage, i was planning on using an UTH to heat the tiles.

Heres a drawing of what i plan to do. The blue represents molding that will raise the tiles a bit so they are not putting any force on the heat pad (red box). Would some sort of vent at the bottom under the UTH be nessasary? Should i be worried about the heat pad overheating?

 

[jmeg]

Some UTH come with little stick-on rubber 'bumpers' that you use as spacers to prevent heat buildup.

I suspect anything that gives you a 1/4" of clearance between the UTH and the surface it's sitting on would work fine.

 

[LeoMartin]

That looks great.

 

[RepBex]

any updates ?

 

[fishyfan]

sorry guys not much to update on, i painted the insides and glued spacers in for the tiles to sit on...I did make a cool ledge type thing but i havent painted it yet.

Still need to figure out how to light it, what type of front to put on it and install the UTH...

 

[fishyfan]

Ditched the humid hide cover i was working on, it was too big and it wasnt working out how i planned. Heres the new humid hide, still needs to be painted and sealed but you get the idea :main_thumbsup: