What do I doooooooooo???

[smy_749]

I went to our new house today just to walk around, since I haven't done much exploring. Anyways, there is a huge attic, huge basement with 2 rooms (both are perfect for reptiles), the green house that needs replaced glass, and I found another 'secret room' that is like 15 x 15 and 5 feet high with one entrance. All it needs is dirt and lights and you can throw a few monitors in there....my dad said all 3 of these rooms aren't going to be used except a bit of storage in the basement. Its sooooooooooooooo tempting -_-

In other news, I bought a macbook today after much deliberation. Not a mac guy, but I am a resell / get some of my money back type which is why I didn't buy a vaio or acer that loses its value completely in 6 months.

[Akuma223]

Claim one room as your own. Its good to have two rooms to yourself, your bedroom and then another for other things. I use the sunroom in my house for my monitors cage and for working on art/crafts (I work on a ton of things at once). My brother has half the basement for his computer (he has 3 monitors, surround sound, one monitor is a 46 inch flatscreen tv its awesome) Having an extra room is great to keep ones room from getting cluttered with everything, plus decorating is fun.

[smy_749]

Claim one room as your own. Its good to have two rooms to yourself, your bedroom and then another for other things. I use the sunroom in my house for my monitors cage and for working on art/crafts (I work on a ton of things at once). My brother has half the basement for his computer (he has 3 monitors, surround sound, one monitor is a 46 inch flatscreen tv its awesome) Having an extra room is great to keep ones room from getting cluttered with everything, plus decorating is fun.

All three of those rooms can be mine if I want them, the attic, the whole basement, that random dungeon side room, and the green house. He doesn't have any use for them. And there is 3 empty bedrooms after everyone chooses one ....

[KORBIN5895]

You're being sucked in.....

[smy_749]

You're being sucked in.....

I knowwwww its so hard to see so much empty space. Retic here, komodo dragon there, lochness monster here. My brain starting planning everything against my will.

[MDT]

Not sure what to say about the extra room, except that I wish I had some (kids tend to get in the way of extra room :) )

But I can tell you for certain, once you go Mac, you never go back....

[KORBIN5895]

Okay smy let me rephrase that.... don't.

[smy_749]

Well the good news, is that there is only one master bedroom with a seperate entrance and bathroom/ everything (basically in-law apartment) and he already claimed it as his room. None of the others are to my likings, but the amount of space for reptiles is hard to resist.

And yes, the mac is pretty sweet I must admit. Got the 256 flash on the retina display model and its very, very, very fast.

[stephanbakir]

All it needs is dirt and lights and you can throw a few monitors in there.....

I hope that's a joke... For a room that size, expect to pay at least 2-3 grand to build it properly and set it up for varanids or retics.

I just designed a few 8x8x4 cages for the scrub, retics, and green tree monitors I plan to get, each cage will run me 1200$+

[smy_749]

I hope that's a joke... For a room that size, expect to pay at least 2-3 grand to build it properly and set it up for varanids or retics.

I just designed a few 8x8x4 cages for the scrub, retics, and green tree monitors I plan to get, each cage will run me 1200$+

It wasnt a joke no, but it wasnt entirely serious (not that simple). Its not really a room like your picturing. I think some plywood to make a box and the electric is most of the work.

[smy_749]

It wasnt a joke no, but it wasnt entirely serious (not that simple). Its not really a room like your picturing. I think some plywood to make a box and the electric is most of the work.

Also I wasnt saying it for cost purposes , just that the spot/room with the work done is perfect. Ill take pics of it

[Reptile_Reptile]

cant wait to see them

[smy_749]

cant wait to see them

See what? I meant take pics of the rooms :-P unless you meant stephens enclosures.

[Lankyrob]

I hope that's a joke... For a room that size, expect to pay at least 2-3 grand to build it properly and set it up for varanids or retics.

I just designed a few 8x8x4 cages for the scrub, retics, and green tree monitors I plan to get, each cage will run me 1200$+

I am planning a room of that size as a monitor enclosure and current pricing is approx £20k+

[stephanbakir]

I am planning a room of that size as a monitor enclosure and current pricing is approx £20k+

My 2-3k estimate if its it's done cheaply with only 1 layer of plywood, does not include heating, wiring, insulation, soil, plumbing, anything. Heating a huge enclosure is costly as hell

[Lankyrob]

No wood in mine - insulated and sealed brick walls, undersoil heating, four foot of soil, numerous perching/basking areas, huge logs, stream and pool, triple glazed large window for viewing, automated climate control, live plants and and bushes.

Obviously all fantasy for now but until i can afford it no monitors for me :)

[stephanbakir]

Sounds amazing, I hope the dream comes true :)

[Lankyrob]

Sounds amazing, I hope the dream comes true :)

Me too ;) (need more characters for posting to work)

[infernalis]

My 2-3k estimate if its it's done cheaply with only 1 layer of plywood, does not include heating, wiring, insulation, soil, plumbing, anything. Heating a huge enclosure is costly as hell

Unless that "secret" room was a grow room. Grow rooms are really humid, and hot.. so professional growers seal the room heavily, to keep in the heat & humidity, that would be ideal for tropical animals as-is.

[stephanbakir]

Unless that "secret" room was a grow room. Grow rooms are really humid, and hot.. so professional growers seal the room heavily, to keep in the heat & humidity, that would be ideal for tropical animals as-is.

Nobody would everrrrr grow in their own house :wacky: ;)

[smy_749]

Nobody would everrrrr grow in their own house :wacky: ;)

Someone down the street from did. They raided his house and apparently the entire house was just a giant grow room, it was all over the news a few years back, something in the millions in weed. Whats the difference structurally between a green house and a grow room, can they both not serve the same purpose? I have no experience in growing.

[stephanbakir]

Someone down the street from did. They raided his house and apparently the entire house was just a giant grow room, it was all over the news a few years back, something in the millions in weed. Whats the difference structurally between a green house and a grow room, can they both not serve the same purpose? I have no experience in growing.

A green house relays mainly on sunlight coming in from the outside, grow room relays on lights.

Also, my comment was sarcastic :p I live in Quebec, you can't treck through the bush for an hour without finding a small grow op, and I know of a dozen people on my street alone that are growing.