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I'm probably getting some timors this week and I'm building my own cage. Does anybody use plexi-glass, or do the animals scratch it up really badly?
Also, I'm looking at making the cage about 72"L, 48"H, 20"deep. Is this big enough for three, and what's the best way to keep the ambient temp up?
Thanks for your help.

Plexi will get scratched and cloudy after awhile, I prefer glass or Lexan. Your enclosure dimensions sound good. If it has a solid top and adjustable side vents, the basking lights ought to raise the ambient temps in the enclosure, of course the ambient room temp your setup is in will be a factor.

Timors tend to be a bit shy, to make them feel more comfortable, I would have a moderate sized viewing window on only one side of the enclosure. Elevating the enclosure so they are looking down on the rest of the room will make them more active and less shy.
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What's worked well for me is a vertically oriented cage, mine is 6 ft high x 3 ft wide by 2 ft deep. Basking lights at the top of the cage, and cypress mulch substrate at the bottom (about 12 inches deep), with plenty of branches to climb up to the basking platforms. I also have heat rope routed through pvc piping in the substrate, temp controlled by a thermostat. I have a pair in this cage, but 3 would probably be comfortable as long as two were females. Also, I use acrylic on the front removable panel, but the branches aren't close to it, so it never gets scratched. Hope you enjoy your timors as much as I have, they have a lot of personality!

Sorry, my mistake, my cage is 6' high by 4'(not 3') wide by 2' deep.

My timor was very skittish, so I built her a solid wood cage, with two plexi windows and one ceiling-floor screen window. she neither A; rubbed her nose on it, B; ran away when I came in the room C; ran away when I peeked in the windows or D; caught a draft.
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- Happy herping!

KE