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chris_harper2
at Sat Dec 18 11:43:40 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
>>I LOVE that idea, however I don't think I will be able to do that at this point, with the tools I have at my disposal. I wish I had had that idea BEFORE I had my boxes all assembled... but it's my fault for waiting until now to figure this out. I want to kick myself...
Can't you borrow a saw of some sort? A jig saw, rotary saw, circular saw, or something?
>>I've called every sign and plastics store in the phone book. Apparently living in Alaska makes certain things less obtainable than others. In order to get Sintra I would have to special order it, and it wouldn't get here for 6 to 8 weeks, and it would cost me upwards of $80 per cage. Not exactly what I had in mind...
I imagine expanded PVC is not durable enough for exterior use in Alaska. It's definately not special enough to order or pay that price for.
How about FRP, aka Fiberglass Reinforced Panel?
>>Okay, I can do the spacer thing, although I would rather do the the other idea if I could. How about stone tiles? I don't know exactly how I'd do it, but if I could stratigically place the spacers so that the stone tiles could sit on them, wouldn't that disperse the heat appropriatly? It would also be tough I would think, and with any sort of luck wear down my bearded dragons nails. I wouldn't want to grout them together, but rather get them at the exact size I need them (large tiles, preferably) and sit them in next to each other like puzzle pieces with very little to no gap between. Is that a possibility?
I don't like the idea of having unsealed gaps. Too much chance of water, feces, urates getting through to the heating elements.
>>I'm getting very frusterated coming up with a type of flooring. I love all of this information you all have provided me, it's exactly what I have been hoping for. I want the best for my reptiles that I can get, but I would like to get the cages done by the end of the month if I can manage it. They're all ready, just waiting for heat and a good floor. I would love to get them in their new much larger and better enclosures, but I can't do that until I get this very basic and important thing done...
I really think you can get either vinyl flooring or FRP to work. Are you sure that heat tape is going to be enough to warm your cage? How cool does your home get during the winter?
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Current snakes:
0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)
3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)
2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)
3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)
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RE: What is lexan? - chris_harper2, Sat Dec 18 11:43:40 2004