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Building my own cage, should i use wood?

Jason31 Jun 02, 2008 08:32 AM

If I wanted to build my own cage, should I use wood or should i use some plexiglass?

Is there another material that lowes or home depot sells that I can use? Like abs?

Replies (2)

epstein Aug 02, 2008 02:54 PM

Grade B plywood would be great to use, just remember to put a coat of poly to waterproof it. Here are some links to plans that are both very good, but I used the first one because it's easier to build if you have little or no no prior experience. The only thing is you will have to adjust the plans to make it smaller because a ball won't need all of that space.

http://arbreptiles.com/cages/4x2.shtml

http://arbreptiles.com/cages/3x2.shtml

psnake32 Aug 09, 2008 01:52 PM

lowes 3/4" mdf board it comes in 4'X 8'

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