Bryce Masuk
06-25-03, 01:55 AM
This is what you will need to do to get your cage off the ground.
1. Figure out what your animal needs this is the easy part
2. What do you want to build it out of?
This will detirmine what your going to build it out of
Budget Time Skill and Tools and of course the animal thats going to live in it as well as where its going to in your house
3. Good materials to use are
Melimine advantages Pre sealed Cheap It looks clean Choice of colors
Disadvantages Heavy as Heck you may not like the look of it it chips if you dont silicone the edges its not very strong at its edges
I would go with 1/2 inch plus thick
Plywood Advantages Looks like a show peice If you use nice wood its not nearly as heavy as melimine it doesnt chip
Disadvantages More expensive then melimine Unsealed you will need to paint it and sand between the coats that means its even more expensive and takes much more time it must also be left to dry you can varnish the outside so you can see the wood
When painting the inside try to find a dark color it makes your animal feel more secure
4. How are you going to see in?
You will need to use plexiglass or glass Use plexi for snakes if you can but glass will work dont use plexi for lizards there claws after time will leave you with ugly scratched plexi use glass.
5. How do I open it? you use a slider setup or you can hinge the front up down or sideways jsut make sure ther is room for it to swing open if you choose to have it swing open you will need to frame the glass there are simple ways of doing it and hard ways onw you can router wood so it slips over the glassor you can drill thought your wood and glass and moun it with screws that will only work with non tempered glass
there are others but its late and i am getting tired I will finish with heating and lighting tomorrow and correct any of my screw ups too.
Bryce
1. Figure out what your animal needs this is the easy part
2. What do you want to build it out of?
This will detirmine what your going to build it out of
Budget Time Skill and Tools and of course the animal thats going to live in it as well as where its going to in your house
3. Good materials to use are
Melimine advantages Pre sealed Cheap It looks clean Choice of colors
Disadvantages Heavy as Heck you may not like the look of it it chips if you dont silicone the edges its not very strong at its edges
I would go with 1/2 inch plus thick
Plywood Advantages Looks like a show peice If you use nice wood its not nearly as heavy as melimine it doesnt chip
Disadvantages More expensive then melimine Unsealed you will need to paint it and sand between the coats that means its even more expensive and takes much more time it must also be left to dry you can varnish the outside so you can see the wood
When painting the inside try to find a dark color it makes your animal feel more secure
4. How are you going to see in?
You will need to use plexiglass or glass Use plexi for snakes if you can but glass will work dont use plexi for lizards there claws after time will leave you with ugly scratched plexi use glass.
5. How do I open it? you use a slider setup or you can hinge the front up down or sideways jsut make sure ther is room for it to swing open if you choose to have it swing open you will need to frame the glass there are simple ways of doing it and hard ways onw you can router wood so it slips over the glassor you can drill thought your wood and glass and moun it with screws that will only work with non tempered glass
there are others but its late and i am getting tired I will finish with heating and lighting tomorrow and correct any of my screw ups too.
Bryce