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RE: Building Custom Enclosure

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Posted by: artgeckko at Mon Apr 6 22:05:43 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by artgeckko ]  
   

You may want to look into track lighting and increase the height of the enclosure.
The track lighting allows you to change the lighting locations after a period of time without a major overhaul. The sand does tend to screech in the tracks, especially if your substrate level is higher than the track. To reduce this, change the height of the lowest rail. It will also deepen the substrate. For animals that dig a meter deep, nine foot long tunnel system, with a burrow, extra depth on substrate is helpful.
Just a thought.
Good luck
E

>>Those fixtures you linked to will make the light too close to your basking spot... You want the flat ceramic fixtures.
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>>If you are going to build your enclosure, why not go taller? Adding 6" will allow you to use a flat ceramic fixture and have the bulb pointing straight down which is better for the Uro.
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>>Also, if you are going to use sand down the road as a substrate, it will get in the sliders of the glass windows and its a pain in the butt to clean out and screeches worse then fingernails on a chalkboard. You might consider doing pull open front doors instead.


   

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