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chris_harper2
at Mon Dec 8 18:56:20 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
This project was originally supposed to be twice this size for a group of Wagler's Vipers. When I started construction of this project I hurt my back badly and ended up having to get out of venomous (long story).
Unfortunately the project was rushed through just to see how it would work. I cut a lot of corners and did not worry about looks.
What you see here is a 24" x 36" piece of oak laminated plywood. The containers are two 8-gallon trash cans and one 20-gallon storage tote. Originally the project was supposed to hold twice as many cages.
The acrylic doors are nested between two strips of 1/4" thick oak. The doors are attached with acrylic hinges and flip downwards.
This face is now built into a free standing cabinet standing 4' tall. It has housed Wagler's Vipers, subadult boa constrictors, baby chameleons, tree frogs, baby Uroplatus spp. and whatever else my friend has grown up in their.
He has the cages heavily laden with rocks and large water bowls. Even with all this the cages have held up very well. When I was installing the floor drains I mistakenly put a 40 lb. tool box on top of the trash cans. I did not realize it until the next morning but they were still fine.
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Wagler's Viper Cages. - chris_harper2, Mon Dec 8 18:56:20 2003 