ChristinaM
12-02-03, 01:15 PM
I didn't take many pics during construction, but I should have....ah well. Due to being short on space and adopting a 42" iggy, I decided to turn the spare room's closet into the enclosure. We removed the closet doors, and away we went.
Materials used:
painted hardboard
wire shelving
1x2 and 2x2 fingerjoint wood
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/igcage.jpg
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/larryscage.jpg
The space from the carpet on the room floor, up to the enclosure floor is for storage.
Internal:
Starting with the floor of the enclosure.
It's made from the finger joint's and hardboard...well supported, then anchored securely into the wall. We put about 6" around the walls of it, then siliconed where wall meets floor to avoid any "seeping fluids" from sinking into the wall.
The first wire shelf in this pic is not the final. This was an oops. We had put the shelf in, too low from the top where all the light and heat is. Another oops, was the shelf did not span the whole closet width, which would have allowed tail or limb to be caught.
So we redid that one, changed from the wire shelf to a shelf made like the bottom. It fits wall to wall, no open spaces and is 8" below top wire shelf.
The top of the enclosure is where the top wire shelf is. There is a 4ft double fluorescent fixture suspended from the room ceiling, it rests about 1cm from the wire shelf. There are 2 basking dome lights which sit on the shelf.
The walls have shelf paper for a lining. Very easy to wash.
Carpet on the base level and basking spot, not affixed for easy removal and cleaning.
Ramp is a 2x6 screwed on to the shelf.
External:
Again, it is framed via finger joint and hardboard.
The 4 holes in the hardboard allow convection currents to run through, a ventalation system. The bottom two are covered with hardware cloth.(the iguana can access these, the top ones no because they are above the top wire shelf).
Doors, simple wood frame with aquarium type glass.
Locks: on the outside of the doors there are sliding locks, on the inside of the doors there are hook and eye locks.
Electrical info:
2x48" fluorescents
2xdome lights
wired in together. The main dome light is on a dimmer(to adjust temp as needed). The secondary dome is a "if need be" heat source, and it is on a lightswitch.
One plug into a timer. The fluorescents and main heat come on in the morn. The secondary heat stays off unless I turn the switch on, then it would come on as well.
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/igcagedone.jpg
The outside is going to be painted(decorated) etc.
Larry (female) is quite happy with it :)
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/larclose4.jpg
Questions?
Materials used:
painted hardboard
wire shelving
1x2 and 2x2 fingerjoint wood
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/igcage.jpg
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/larryscage.jpg
The space from the carpet on the room floor, up to the enclosure floor is for storage.
Internal:
Starting with the floor of the enclosure.
It's made from the finger joint's and hardboard...well supported, then anchored securely into the wall. We put about 6" around the walls of it, then siliconed where wall meets floor to avoid any "seeping fluids" from sinking into the wall.
The first wire shelf in this pic is not the final. This was an oops. We had put the shelf in, too low from the top where all the light and heat is. Another oops, was the shelf did not span the whole closet width, which would have allowed tail or limb to be caught.
So we redid that one, changed from the wire shelf to a shelf made like the bottom. It fits wall to wall, no open spaces and is 8" below top wire shelf.
The top of the enclosure is where the top wire shelf is. There is a 4ft double fluorescent fixture suspended from the room ceiling, it rests about 1cm from the wire shelf. There are 2 basking dome lights which sit on the shelf.
The walls have shelf paper for a lining. Very easy to wash.
Carpet on the base level and basking spot, not affixed for easy removal and cleaning.
Ramp is a 2x6 screwed on to the shelf.
External:
Again, it is framed via finger joint and hardboard.
The 4 holes in the hardboard allow convection currents to run through, a ventalation system. The bottom two are covered with hardware cloth.(the iguana can access these, the top ones no because they are above the top wire shelf).
Doors, simple wood frame with aquarium type glass.
Locks: on the outside of the doors there are sliding locks, on the inside of the doors there are hook and eye locks.
Electrical info:
2x48" fluorescents
2xdome lights
wired in together. The main dome light is on a dimmer(to adjust temp as needed). The secondary dome is a "if need be" heat source, and it is on a lightswitch.
One plug into a timer. The fluorescents and main heat come on in the morn. The secondary heat stays off unless I turn the switch on, then it would come on as well.
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/igcagedone.jpg
The outside is going to be painted(decorated) etc.
Larry (female) is quite happy with it :)
http://www.linkd.net/~cmarvin/public/lizards/larclose4.jpg
Questions?