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With all the discussion of melamine cages lately I figured I could post some pics of an example of a cage built with simple tools a circular saw a drill and a dewalt. The cage is small and its butt joints do not fair well in a humid enviroment even after being sealed. However, it is mearly an idea of what can be done. This cage was built utilizing two shelves of melamine bullnose prefinished shelves. I believe 2'x4' was the origional size it was years ago. Believe it or not I still have the cage because it works really good as a step stool.

Anyways the two pieces wer cut down to the size I needed for the example, it never housed any reptile. The back is simple a piece of tileboard slaped on for show. It was never sealed and never had glass track installed, because it was never used.

I hope this helps a few of you out there trying to make do with few tools and a low budget. Feel free to ask questions, hell I would even cut it up to show the joints if it helped. Also since I am in the garage this weekend a lot if anyone wants a pic of any joints I can throw together right quick just ask.

Thanks for looking.

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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.1 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
2.0 Double Het Stripe Albino RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
0.0.11 Red Bearded Dragons
1.1 Rhinoceros Iguana's
1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.3 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
0.0.1 Youth -coming soon-

Heres the back.

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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.1 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
2.0 Double Het Stripe Albino RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
0.0.11 Red Bearded Dragons
1.1 Rhinoceros Iguana's
1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.3 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
0.0.1 Youth -coming soon-

Good idea. I get alot of my ideas and hints just from looking at the pics on here and in the gallery. Here is one I just finished today. Its a double stack of 90% melamine with a wood frame front and plexiglass sliding doors. Its for a pair of juvenile leucistic southern pines. I still have to install the bulb guards.

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Tim

1.1 Eastern Indigos
1.1 Leucistic Southern Pines
0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake
1.0 Bearded Dragon

Thanks and to you as well. Its funny I build the real cages so much better than that little demo unit. Glue dado's etc. But that little POS still takes a beating like no other. Makes me a little more confident in the actual cages.
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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.1 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
2.0 Double Het Stripe Albino RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
0.0.11 Red Bearded Dragons
1.1 Rhinoceros Iguana's
1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.3 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
0.0.1 Youth -coming soon-