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This is not in the immediate future; I'll need to see if this setup meets muster, and then spend about a year setting it up (I'm slow to build stuff). After that, then the timors!

I want to build a suitable timor cage. I'm thinking between 5 and 6' long, 2-3' wide and 5-6' tall, for between 2 and 3 timors. I plan to use plexiglass OR sort of plastic depending on wh at's locally available. I'm debating coating two or three of the interior walls with that coconut coir that you see used in hanging baskets, because it seems like it might be a cheap way to insulate the cage, and would allow some climbing.

The front would have hinged doors, located off the floor, allowing for substrate to be about 18" to 24" deep. I'd plan on a mostly solid top, with a (probably) 2' square screen cut out to mount lights on. I figure that out to fit 3-4 heat lamps pretty easily, and if it's still too cool in the cage I can mount a radiant heat panel on the inside.

As far as larger climbing structures, I'm sort of at a loss. I can wait for storms to knock down large branches off our trees around here--there's lots of elms, and every time we get a hard storm there's big branches all over the damn place. And maybe I could mount large cork sections on these to allow them to have arboreal hiding places? Would larger, thicker vines work as climbing structures as well? I'd love to have some sort of plant wired to it, but Ikinda think thetimors would shred them.

The water would just be a basic water bowl, but with regular misting of the cage sides and structures.

Thanks for advice

>>As far as larger climbing structures, I'm sort of at a loss.
>>I can wait for storms to knock down large branches off our
>>trees around here--there's lots of elms, and every time we
>>get a hard storm there's big branches all over the damn
>>place. And maybe I could mount large cork sections on these
>>to allow them to have arboreal hiding places? Would larger,
>>thicker vines work as climbing structures as well? I'd love
>>to have some sort of plant wired to it, but Ikinda think
>>thetimors would shred them.

One thing I found that Timors love are chola branches. These are hollow, so the Timors can climb up inside them, and yet they have holes all along the sides so you can see in and they can see out. Chola branches are reasonably common at pet stores. The monitor feels secure, and you can still admire it.

Luke

I would use a double pain window glass with a high E rating, otherwise it will always be foggy.

Is it possible to buy that stuff outside of buying a window that uses it?

Yes, a place that repairs broken windows. But if you go to a scratch and dent place you can get windows or a sliding glass door cheap and remove the glass panels. You are better off doing this first and designing you're cage around the glass since you will have a limited selection.