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Custom cage out of ET center

CKPinkD Feb 26, 2008 04:33 PM

So, my fiance is fantastic... He turned this.....

Into This...

In 2 days, and for about 50 bucks... my Fishers' have a REALLY nice enclosure...

Replies (2)

chris_harper2 Feb 26, 2008 07:07 PM

Awesome. Can you post some details? Doors? What kind of liner? What modifications were needed?
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Currently keeping a small collection of various Gonyosoma. Both G. janseni and G. oxycephala.

CKPinkD Feb 27, 2008 07:52 AM

Well, the ET center needed some re-enforcing... so some wood glue and screw later, and it was sturdy. Used a sheet of plywood on the back, and self stick tiles all over the inside. Used latex caulking to make sure it was waterproof. used a scrap piece of one of the shelves, to make the brace for the doors down the center. Plexiglass to keep the substrate in. The doors are just window screen on hinges. (Home depot carries kits) and used magnetic latches to hold them shut, and some cheap handles to open them.

Cut the wire for the UV light in half, and drilled a small hole to slide the cord though (better than a huge hole for the plug to go though) Then just repaired the cord.

Also cut a small hole for the air tube in the bottom left corner. Modified a water dish too... drilled a hole in the side, put the air hose in and silaconed it in, then attached an air stone. Made it look really clean, and keeps the air stone from being pulled out of the dish. Also, attached the air pump right to the back of the ET center, so its not attached to the wall by anything other than the light plug.

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