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Making a cage. Got questions.

Grunngg Jul 29, 2006 02:50 PM

I wanna try my hand at building a cage. I was thinking about using long shallow rubbermaid containers for the bottom to hold the substrate. i would get plywood for the back and sides. And I would use acrylic for the front. I'd get mesh wiring for my lid. Does this sound like itll work? I want it to be light weight.
Do any of you know where I can find all different size rubbermaids? The local Target has some but they dont have a huge selection.

Would it be difficult to maybe add a hinged door on the front?

How long does wood last before it starts to rot? i figured the rubbermaid container would help keep the moist substrate off of the wood.
My big question: Is there much of a risk of fire if I have the heat lamp aiming down on wood all day?

i just have to figure out how to connect everything and i think ill be set. let me know what you guys think. thanks!
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Replies (1)

chris_harper2 Aug 01, 2006 04:41 PM

That sounds like a lot of work. One design I'm a big proponent of is mounting plastic tubs onto sealed face frames.

Here are some examples:

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Current snakes:

0.0.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Java locale (green)

2.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Seleyar locale (all black)

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