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Melamine BRB Cage Pic

MonkeyLove Dec 04, 2003 11:04 AM

I snapped a quick pic, which turned out badly, of the cage I built for my two BRB's.

It is 6'X 2'X 2', has a basking light at one end and a 4' fluorescent shop light mounted to the ceiling.

The door is mounted at the bottom with two 3' piano hinges and secured at the top by three keyed locks. The door folds down completely out of the way for unrestricted access.

There is a slide-out screen just above the window level that keeps the snakes away from the lights.

There is an air tube that comes in through the center vent in the back wall, which bubbles the water dish and helps keep the humidity at 80%.

It's not the prettiest cage in the world, but it works well and provides more than enough room for my 5.5' female and 4.5' male BRB, who are both snuggled up together in the cave next to the water dish.

I've been thinking about putting some plants in the cage to add some variety...any suggestions for plants would be appreciated. Thanks.


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Bryan Whisler

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

1.1 Suriname Boas
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
0.1 Ball Python
2.2 Bearded Dragons
1.1 D. azureus
1.0 Sulcata
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1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle
0.1 African Hedgehog
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Replies (2)

steve1488 Dec 04, 2003 08:27 PM

Thats a nice looking cage i was wondering if you had any plans for it? I have built some cages out of melamine before with sliding glass doors and like your idea with the folding down.I was wondering how you did the lock part?
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Owner of:
0.1 Red Tail Boa,
1.0 Red Tail Boa,
0.1 Reticulated Python,
0.1 Green Burmese Python,
1.0 Bearded Dragon,
0.1 Leopard Gecko

Bianca Dec 06, 2003 03:37 PM

Oh I think that cage looks great.Looks roomy to for the snakes which I like.
Bianca

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