Bearded dragon enclosure?

[jakejeff]

I will build an enclosure for my beardie in the spring just wondering if anyone has any plans/links to help me get started?

[josefg]

This link here contains photos of some cages together with the construction plans <a href="http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/cages.html" target="_blank">Cage Building 101</a>

This other link contains a plan for building a 60"x28"x28" boa cage. It is a front opening with sliding glass enclosure so it should also be appropriate for a beardie <a href="http://members.lycos.co.uk/pinatamonkey/cage.htm" target="_blank">Boa Cage</a>

[doenoe]

This is what im makin for my (soon to be) beardies.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/enclosure2.jpg

I havent got the plans up to date yet, but if you got any questions, just ask away.
Good luck with the building :D

[jakejeff]

thanks guy's! Doenoe I am guessing you will be heating your enclosure with a light for basking will you be putting screen on the top or will you wire a socket ( should use cermaic?) inside for basking? which will be best?

[doenoe]

Indeed, im gonna heat the enclosure with 2 or 3 spotlights. They will be placed in a ceramic socket (plastic ones tend to melt, or so i heard. Better be safe then sorry :) ) I wont be using a UTH or night light for heat, cause it wont be under the 60's in my room at night. And there wont be screen on top.

[norman]

josefg - that was a really good link to the boa cage build up. thanks!

[josefg]

No problem buddy! Glad you found it useful :)

[jakejeff]

awsome thanks alot doenoe and josef! I will start up my drawings this weekend!

ps. great links!

[jakejeff]

Oops for got to ask! you said you were going to have multinle basking sites does this mean your enclosure will have two beardies in it? or if just one do you need multiple basking sites?

So I am Buildin a 4x2x2 for one single dragon will I need more than 1 basking area?

[doenoe]

There will be 2 bearded females housed in that enclosure. But its a rather big enclosure i would find it very dark and dull with just one basking area. The bulbs will have different wattages, so they wont be the same tempurature. So if one is too hot, they can go to another spot (or just climb alittle down offcourse.) But a single basking area is enough for one dragon, for all i know.