second level of tank

[larry26]

I was thinking of making a second level on the 20 tank that i have for my leopard gecko. does any one have any i deas or pictures that i could see?

 

[Pepper]

There's been a ton of threads on this lately with great set ups, try using the search button.

Here's one thread.
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=32377

 

[happy gecko]

I agree with Pepper- too many different ideas to count. The best idea IMO is the one I found in The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos. You just use a piece of tile as the floor and a couple pieces of PVC pipe as legs. Have the legs only about 2" tall so that the gecko can easily climb up to the level. Plus, the tight space underneath would act as a big hide/cave. This way your second level is removable, easily cleaned, and as long as you secure the legs properly, very safe.

 

[geckoluv2187]

I've compiled a list of links of pictures and tutorials on how to build a second level, fake rocks and fake rock walls. This was helpful for me, so I thought I would post it for other people:

Gecko Forums Posts

http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=29935
http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=15361
http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=27469
http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?p=199916 <-- one of my posts
http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=26476
http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=22845

Other forums posts - you may or may not have to join these to see the pics

http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...pharis/34488-easy-cheap-upper-level-tank.html
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...-rock-wall-your-vivarium-dial-up-warning.html

Other websites w/ good tutorials

http://www.ehow.com/how_2319365_make-faux-rocks-reptile-habitat.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Fake-Rock-Instructional
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/falserock/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-fake-rock-cavebasking-spot-for-a-reptile-c/
http://users.telenet.be/Dcell/Terarrium/ <-- collection of pics of awesome cage
http://www.youtube.com/user/LizardLandscapes <-- this person has great tutorial videos!
http://www.herpinvert.com/HabaCrete/ <-- potentially better than grout?

Hope that helps, I haven't actually made any of my fake rocks yet. Anyone should feel free to add to this list.

 

[SLY]

Wow. Sticky nomination for hannah's post alone.