I'm not even sure if oak is the wood he said he wanted to use. I'll call him and ask, but I actually think he may have had a different wood in mind. Either way, it doesn't really matter too much to me if the colors stain a little different. My originaly plan was just to paint the whole thing white, just because I didn't really care if it was furniture grade or not. I'll just see what happens. If it is oak, I'll think about just getting a bunch of 8' pieces of 1x2 in one of the woods you suggested.



As for the 2" tall frame, afterwards I may add more of a substrate damn, just because with the design I'm working off of it will be easier to add it in after, if that makes sense? I'm not sure if I'll need it though, because sense the cages are stacking, I don't want to put very much substrate in them just because I don't want the floors to warp or anything. With the setup I'll be using, I could put in as little as 1/2" of substrate for the uro (dirt packed down), and either the same or just slate tiles or something in the beardie, because neither like sand, and I'll have digging tubs for them to dig in and make nests in. I just want to keep the weight down. The reason we're doing a framed front is for strength, and because we're using flamed glass doors that will set nicely on them.



Out of curiosity, do the dragons' tank have a false ceiling? I've pretty much decided I'm just going to go with interior lighting for the cages because I just keep lizards now...I figure if I do end up getting a snake for the bottom cage, it won't be hard to just build a cage to go around the lights.

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