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hello i have a small room im looking to convert to a full rhino room.the room is 10ft wide and 8ft wide, would this be big enough for a full grown pair for winter housing? anyone who has done this show some pics im interested to see what your using for substrate and lighting set ups, .i saw some pics on here but like to get some more insight from those who did it. thanks

most folk like to use a sandy substarte so it will soak up some of the fecal matter but reqires a bit more up keep , have two or more heat lamps(UVB lights) along with UVA lights allot of people are using the reptile UV lights the 60 non ballst kit, $70 each with UVA set up's thats how i would do it , and yea if you have a relaxed male that should be fine cause there wont e any territorial issues if you have a agressive male i would watch out for a few days to make sure everytihng is fine...

i currently use newspapers but they are a real hassle, sand will not cause impaction? im guessing not seems to be what most rhinos are on, as long as im careful feeding. i do not understand the lights u are talking about. right know im using 2 repsun 8.0s and 2 uv heatlamps but this is on a cage so it a little eaiser.

here is where my rhino lives. Rubbermaid dog house (no longer made)
makes for easy cleaning. I added the polyurethane curtains. I use turf, easy to clean and I replace it periodically.I also use those absorbent pads for oil clean up in garages under the turf. the light is a 90w flood. I dont use any UV. dont need it.

yeah that set up looks sweet i wish i had a porch room like that, unfortunataly ill need a good light set up.i like the carpet im not sure about putting tons of sand in my house.