Final burm viv

[David VB]

Hey folks,

I started on the final viv for my hypo burmese python. Guess it would bu fun to share the work on the way.

It all starts with good machinery ;)
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All done :
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First layout, left :
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Right :
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[David VB]

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Total view (including me^^) :
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Screwing it all together :
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First frame ready :
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That's all the work done today ;)

[David VB]

Damn, didn't do any updates...

So, here we go ;)

Frames ready:
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All the wood for closing it up :
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The build :
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[David VB]

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The man himself wanted to check if i was doing it the right way :
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[David VB]

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In 2 layers of primer :
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Painted the inside in dark brown :
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Placed the air vents in the back wall :
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We're getting there :
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Now making it all waterproof wit epoxy and then getting some glass ;) Almost ready to get started on then stuff :)

Greetz.

[EL Ziggy]

Wow, great job Dave. Can you make me a 5x3? ;)

[psychocircus]

awesome; with I was handy. What are the dimensions on this?

[David VB]

Thanx, it's 310cm wide, 105cm deep and 120cm high.

Edit : 10ft 2inch wide, 3ft 5inch deep and 3ft 11inch high ;)

[David VB]

Another small update :

I placed 2 thermostats, 1 for the cold side and one for the warm side. Both will have a RHP connected to them.

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Under them will be the slider for the glass doors :
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And I placed a 'little' branch in there for a moment, just for fun :)
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Still in doubt on how to do the water part... I wanted to make a little pond surrounded with rocks and including a waterfall (all with styrofoam), but not sure it will be the best option regarding to hygiene and cleaning...

Greetz.

[eminart]

Very nice! Plenty of room, and well-built.

[David VB]

Thanx folks ;)

@El-Ziggy, i think shipping it to the US will make you poor :p

[alexjames]

Hello Boss you alright. More complements comming your way :D the New cage looks awsome! I have a yellow anaconda. Only had her a couple of months but growing fast and will get pretty big as shes supposed to be female (need to get her sexed again when a bit bigger though) It's good to get an idea of what can be achieved if your willing to put the time in on a self build! I'm in a privately rented property though and need more space!

[David VB]

Tijgertje just shed and that alway goes together with leaving a big dump for me, so i had to clean his enclosure a bit. While doing that, he could investigate his new home, he will be housing soon :)

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[psychocircus]

awesome to see an enclosure with so much room. great job.

[David VB]

Thanx man ;)

[David VB]

Next on the list is creating a waterpart (hopefully with waterfall), which i'm working on at the moment :

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[David VB]

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Voila, that's where we are now. Those stones aren't done yet, it will be higher and they will be put in place with cement or silicone and i still have to do a lot of testing for the waterfall, but i just wanted to see how it would look like :)

I'm also still waiting for connectors for the LED-strips and after that it's time for the finishing touch :)

[David VB]

Oh, one more thing. Because this waterpart is not removable, i am making it so that i can disconnect the hose for the waterfall and connect another on to pump out the water into a bucket or something.

First, i lead the hose outside and put a connector on it, then a hose with another connector (male/female) will go back inside an to the waterfall. Let's show this in pictures :)

pump with hose (which goes to the outside) :
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L-part going through the viv wall :
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The outside hose, with the separate hose for pumping water out connected to it :
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The other L-part, for the hose going to the waterfall :
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The waterfall hose (still have to complete this, first testing how best to place it) :
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Hope it's a bit clear on what it has to be(come)...

[David VB]

Decided to make the shelf a bit more naturalistic too :) Flatstones will be glued and sealed, so no urine can't get in between them.

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[David VB]

Did some work again.

Flagstones are glued in and sealed. Then i threw a whole lot of dirt on it to cover up the sealant in between the stones. After drying e took away the dirt, so only that in the sealant stayed on.

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[David VB]

Then it was time to build the rock wall around the waterpart.

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Same technique with dirt in sealant. This part is a bit less than 1/4th of the total floorspace of the enclosure and i guess it can hold something between 40 and 50 litres of water ;)

Cheers.

[reptiledude987]

Coming along very nice. thats going to be a very heavy enclosure when finished! good luck to your movers if you ever need to move.

[David VB]

It's as good as finished. Maybe need some tweeks here and there, but here it is :

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The grass might not survive, but at least i wanted to try it out :)

I won't put my burmese in there for at least another week (or two) so the grass and plants can reroot a bit more.

But in the mean time, i didn't want it to just be empty, so i took Princess out of her tub and have her investigate the enclosure. She can stay there till Tijgertje rehouses and the she gets an enclosure of her own (hate to see her in a tub...).

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[trailblazer295]

Wow man, very nice looking cage. Reminds me a lot of the reptile zoo I was at a few weeks ago. Very jealous man.

[kwhitlock]

The enclosure is outstanding Dave. Truly

[psychocircus]

amazing. Always great to see people who are not just passionate about animals, but passionate about great animal care.

[jjhill001]

How do you keep the grass growing so lush?

[Albert Clark]

Amazing craftsmanship! Did you ever work at the reptile house at the public zoo? The enclosure reminds me of what you would see when visiting the giant snake exhibit. Haha. Really nice job.

[David VB]

Thanx all for those nice comments, they truly make me blush :)

@jjhill001, i actually kind of 'stole' the grass from out in a field :p

@Albert Clark, no i didn't and not even have a job in wood crafting or anything like that.

[dave himself]

That looks fantastic mate first class job

[jjhill001]

Thanx all for those nice comments, they truly make me blush :)

@jjhill001, i actually kind of 'stole' the grass from out in a field :p

@Albert Clark, no i didn't and not even have a job in wood crafting or anything like that.

Let me know how the grass keeps up. I hear that it's actually quite difficult to grow in a vivarium setup due to their extreme light requirements.

[David VB]

Let me know how the grass keeps up. I hear that it's actually quite difficult to grow in a vivarium setup due to their extreme light requirements.

I will ;) For now it's still alive and growing a bit even :)

[David VB]

A long week after putting in the grass and plants, it all still looks great and it seems to me like the grass and moss are even growing :)

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Greetz ;)

[jjhill001]

What kind of lights are you using?

[David VB]

There will be led strips going in the enclosure, but still waiting on connectors, so for now i have 2 tl-lights in there. Both ar from an old aquarium, so not a normal daylight i think.

[Zelg]

What an insane enclosure man. It looks absolutely amazing. Cant wait to see it up and running with your burm.

[David VB]

What an insane enclosure man. It looks absolutely amazing. Cant wait to see it up and running with your burm.

Thanx ;) Still waiting in the connectors for the ledstrips...