Everyone who answered my post your time was appreciated. I'm strongly considering leaving the lights on 24/7, w/the cost of ceramic heaters/radient panels and thermostats it would save me a couple of hundred at least. Thats enough for another monitor, I
wonder if the wife would buy that or not. Rob, thanx for the heads up on the door issue. I pulled the doors off lined the inside of the melamine cage w/ freezer board and put a sheet of safety glass on the front of the cage. I reconfigured the top of the cage to accommodate a feeding hatch, the whole top swings up for servicing and removal of animal. Alot of work for a temp cage
but after the argus out grows it, I still have a nice setup for a new critter. Clint