CAGES.....a few photos.

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

Hello everyone:

Well I was getting a few photo and thought to update photos on my custom cages I made personally. Here you will see 2 styles I constructed 2 years back and now have moved to the melamine styles. Those photos will be coming later.

These tall units are 3 in 1 tall unit I made. Full sheets of 3.4 plywood were used and glued and screwed together. Primed and painted with over 3 coats of paint and 4 of polyurathene. Inside everything was siliconed and made water tight. Front opening is 1/4 plexi glass and locked with display locks. They have a 3 way ventilation system with 4 inch side round vents and a back 4 x 12 inch vent. There are 12 inch flourescent tub lights inside on a 12 hour timer. Controls at the top are for heating and lights. Units are all heating individually with radient heat panels and all temp and humidty is monitior with a digital therm/humidity control. Then included is some decoration and water bowls and hides.

I have 10 of these tall units, lots of work but I call them my display units that look alot like furniture.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/2330BNP_cages_008-med.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/2330BNP_cages_009-med.jpg

Here u see smaller thinner stacked units. Everything is the same but these are stacked 1 piece units and slightly thinner units.

I have 6 of these units.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/2330BNP_cages_010.jpg

Thank you for viewing.

Comments and questions welcomed.

Cya...

Tony

[SnakeyeZ]

mighty fine lookin cages!, good work... i wanna do my own cages too. We'll see how things go.

.Rich

[Invictus]

Amazing dude. Just plain amazing.

[Tim_Cranwill]

VERY nice!!! :)

[HetForHuman]

Nice lookin cages Tony..

Good job.

[jjnnbns]

Very nice. I have built a few of my own, but without any real "workshop" area I go crazy trying to build them.

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

EVERYONE:

Thanks, was alot of work over 2 months building all these units. Pretty much blew my holiday time on them. But I like that I can put them anywhere as funiture. Now the new line of melamine units I built was so much more easier.

Thank you all for the kinds words.

Cya...

Tony

[klein]

very nice looking cages. awesome work!!!!

[proud2bcanadian]

A mod should close this thread... 'cuz I can't stop drooling!
:p
:jawdrop:
Beautiful job!!

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

KLIEN and PROUD2BCANADIAN:

Thank you very much, close the thread, lol.
Hope to have photos up later on melamine ones and racks too.

Cya...

Tony

[augerdvm]

very impressive.....

[michele.kyle]

fantastic!!!! have you any tips for a hide for a rainbow boa? no matter what i use she tips it over or goes under the newspaper!

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

MICHELE KYLE:

For my rainbows a few species I collection the best thing I got that works great is this. Picture the simply cage like a rectangle shape cage. I think out 3 zones in the cage from very moist to humid to dry sitting area. The very moist part on 1 end is a large drinking / swimming tub area....depending on the size of the boa and its weight to flip over the tub, keep the lid on the tub and cut out a nice size hole on the top of the tub. This way they crawl in, feel secure and never spill the water. The humid zone is simple same as the water bowl but instead use moist newspaper or spagnum moss or etc. Again a lid with a hole on top, a perfect relaxing hide.

These 3 zones keep my guys happy and I see them seeking each out during the week all the time loving the options in the cage environment.

Hope this jelps.

Cya...

Tony

[sketchy4]

gorgeous!

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

SKETCHY4:

Thanks, I like the kind words and a nice dinner before being called gorgeous, but thanx.....lol :)

I like the cages though.

Cya...

Tony

[bistrobob85]

Well if you think your going to get out with this!!! Guys, let's BLAST him with kind words and compliments!! What do you think of that, Tony??? Your cages are simply wonderfull and i would have absolutely no problem putting one of these in my living room beside a nice, tall plant! I really like the color too, perhaps i should build furniture like this too, it would make it easier for my parents to accept tons of snakes in the place... If i were german, i would have a single word for your work, Tony : Wunderbar!

[TexasAggie04]

Question: If you coat the inside of a wooden enclosure with polyurethane, how long do you have to wait before you put your herp inside? Bc nobody wants to gas their herp..... This is assuming good circulation (finished enclosure sitting outdoors, plexiglass and top not attached yet to maximize circulation).

[norcallizardman]

What is the point of coating the wood with polyurethane?? Does it keep the humidity fro rotting the wood??

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

EVERYONE:

Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it.

BISTROBOB:

Man you funny, and thank you.

TEXAS AGGIE:

When I built these cages I had a triple garage to work in and make them all. Pretty much did each step on each unit and moved into the next step and so on. As for painting and coating I did everything step by step again and let each coat dry 24 hours each, some might say not needed but I was not in any hurry to finish so waiting a day each coat was good for me. Once everything was painted and coated I washed everything in liquid dish soap and warm water and then let dry for 5 days. If I still smelled anything I repeated that process again on that unit. I only put boids in these cages about 3 months later, moving them up from there plastic rubbermaids. But I feel after a week of airing out they were safe. Again this is alot of work even if only 1 unit was built but I really wanted that furniture look and the work was my passion. Hope this all helps.........PS........the washing process I do recommend it is only a few minutes and helps the final process.

Cya...

Tony