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CheriS
at Sun Feb 15 00:15:52 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CheriS ]
We worked all day on converting this entertainment center into an enclosure for some of the adult girls.
What we have finished:
The enclosure part is 52 wide x 30 high x 20 deep, with a recessed area for their sand pit. We made a hole that is plugged in the bottom of the pit to drain and change the sand. They have shelf liner on the basking and eating area. Also their paper poo towel (they are really good about using this).
The doors are sliding tempered glass on little rollers that work great and don't rattle, with a raised mount so the sand can not get into them. We had a glass shop here make them, much like the sliding glass in a doctors office window to the receptionist. We left an 8 inch open area at the top, above the UVB MV and heat lights so there is air flow and also a screened area in the back.
160 Watt Power Sun keeps the sand temp right at 102(we can raise or lower the light an inch either way, the top of the basking cave in the sand is 110, the heat light(60 watts household bulb) in the middle keeps about 94- 96 and the cool end is 78.
What we still need to do:
Enlarge the holes in the back top for the cords to go through, we made them too small  SO they are coming out the front top for now
Paint the wood showing - white and add the loft on the right side, it will have a ramp that goes from the middle area up about 8 inches and that will have their bed area.
We were just too excited to move them in and see how they liked it so far and they seem to be very happy in it, they brighten up in color more than we have seen since summer!
The insert in the lower right of the picture is what it looked like before we started..... total cost to convert....$98
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 Entertanment center conversion, not completed but they dragons like it - CheriS, Sun Feb 15 00:15:52 2004 
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