time to start the planning phase for my new ball paradise. i have decided to go with two side by side 18T x 36L x 24D with a top utility space simmilar to one row of Cages by Design's 2-2-1 system
http://www.cagesbydesign.com/cages/specials_display.asp
as for material i'm hearing that melmine is a good start, i want to have a large front window and a front door that opens all the way from top to bottom like an oven.
Heating will be acomplished by a set of trex heaters i picked up at the daytona reptile expo. i know they heat the entire enclosure but i spent a bundle of money on em so there gettign used for now.
but i will plan to put the heat lamps as close to the side as possible probably on the inside-side of the enclosure (shining in from up in the utility area)
http://www.t-rexproducts.com/Dynamic...82022&series=1
I have a big apple herps - herp power proportional thermostat that i will hook up in one of the tanks under the heat lamp and the other tank will use the same feed off the herp power but will have a el chepo on off reptile thermostat to shut off the power if for some reason it gets too hot.
Since my room gets pitch black at times from sleep drapes i have to have a suplemental lighting system(plus i like black light (cheap incandescent) so i can watch the snakes go about there buisness at night. for this job i am using a hood system from a fish tank that has both white and black light fixtures in a hood with individual switches for each light. I'm planning on putting the fixture right in between the two cages(again in the utility area) so the light can be seen in both cages. these lights will be turned off and on by a day/night timer that also controls the night drop feature. i want the heat lamps to be close to the light source just incase the light bulb makes enough heat on its own the heaters can shut off.
Humidity seems to be a problem since i'm not too much a fan of misting i like an automatic system. the ambient humidity in my appartment is around 20%. so i plan to make a pop bottle air exchanger system like this one to keep that humidity in healthy range.
http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections...01-page-1.html
i will post more in a bit but have classes right now, also i din't have time to proofread this yet so bear with me. Any suggestion please let me know.
thanks
Dan Fostel
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