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Chris_Harper2
at Sun Sep 21 09:40:25 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Chris_Harper2 ]
I would consider building the cage a bit taller. Not much but enough so the cage does not look short if you use a deep substrate, which I would if I were to keep Uromastyx again.
To keep costs low for a Uromastyx cage, I would recommend melamine. In Europe it goes by a few different names, including plastic coated chipboard. It's the stuff that IKEA cabinet boxes are made of.
Absolutely use glass instead of acrylic.
I'm not sure if I understand your basking light arrangemnt, but it sounds a bit complex for a Uromastyx. I would just mount the lights to the ceiling of the cage and access them from the front door. Sliding doors tend to be cheaper to build than hinged doors, but build what you prefer.
Regarding photoperiod, I would ask on the Uromastyx forum if you have not already.
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Currently keeping:
6.10 Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Javan, mixed colors)
1.1 Philodryas baroni
1.1 Lampropeltis triangulum multistriata
1.0 Rhodesian Ridgeback
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- Building an uromastyx cage - filecore, Sun Sep 21 04:27:33 2008
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