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09-01-13, 11:34 PM
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bp custom enclosure project
me and my dad started to create an enclosure for his ball python, we took 5 trips to lowes lol we spray painted it with this rocky rough feeling paint that made it look and feel like stone and that is what the bottom picture is. tomorrow, we will spray on the sealer, and add in some shelves and the doors / windows. we are going to make this a large three story enclosure. this ball python loves to move around and explore so that's is why we are making it so big and the python is starting to get crammed inside his 40g tank anyways.
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09-01-13, 11:35 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
One more picture, this is the whole thing so far with the paint and support added in. Sorry for the bad lighting, it got real dark out haha
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-Kyle
Last edited by drumcrush; 09-01-13 at 11:37 PM..
Reason: picture didn't show up
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09-01-13, 11:59 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
Nice! Really wish I had enough skill to make something like that :/
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09-01-13, 11:59 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
... And enough money lol
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09-02-13, 07:40 AM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
Lol, its not too hard, you just have to know some math haha
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09-02-13, 07:43 AM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
Very nice!  Keep us posted on the project!
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09-02-13, 07:55 AM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
That looks massive. How big is it?
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09-02-13, 10:11 AM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
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Very nice! Keep us posted on the project! |
Yeah haha will do 
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Originally Posted by lady_bug87
That looks massive. How big is it?
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Big lol this python does sit like a bump on a log like other ball pythons do. so we are pretty much making a small jungle gym for him to explore and climb around. we are also adding a small room off to the side with a sliding door and and plexi glass window for feeding.
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09-02-13, 10:54 AM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
Nice, it's great to see people give their BPs more than a barren tub.
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09-02-13, 12:03 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
great amount of space, not sure I'm with you on the type of material you're using. Make sure to seal the crap out of it. I'd recommend the garage floor type 2 part epoxy (available at Home despot, about $75 a gallon) or Polygems 1618 UV protectant. Also make sure you have a nice substrate dam and drainage.
Good luck
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09-02-13, 02:00 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
so far today, we sealed it and worked on the flooring. we are almost done adding in the tiles, and we also started to build a feeding enclosure. And like I said, it is big because this python is always on the move and likes to explore.oh and the picture turned sideways on me:/
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09-02-13, 02:02 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
Create shelves!
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09-02-13, 02:08 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
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Create shelves!
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exactly what we were gunna do we are going to stagger them and put a small plastic tree down the middle. we were even gunna build a bird house lookin hide ( don't worry, it isn't going to be a bird house, just use the basic idea of one) that sits up by a shelf. it is gunna look sooo cool when it is done!
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-Kyle
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09-02-13, 02:09 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
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Originally Posted by drumcrush
exactly what we were gunna do we are going to stagger them and put a small plastic tree down the middle. we were even gunna build a bird house lookin hide ( don't worry, it isn't going to be a bird house, just use the basic idea of one) that sits up by a shelf. it is gunna look sooo cool when it is done! |
Nice. Can't wait to see it. I need some inspiration for my enclosures when my carpet pythons get bigger.
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09-02-13, 02:13 PM
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Re: bp custom enclosure project
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Nice. Can't wait to see it. I need some inspiration for my enclosures when my carpet pythons get bigger.
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yeah, you just have to get creative with it  we are even building a small secret hatch/door thingy( lol, dont know how to describe it)at the bottom of the enclosure for heat pads and wiring
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0.2 Leopard Gecko(Zadna & Allister) | 0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake(Ammit) | 0.1 Albino Checkered Garter Snake(Mrs. Buttercup) |1.0 Betta (Alfred) |0.0.1 Green Sunfish| 1.0 Green Terror Cichlid
-Kyle
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