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09-17-10, 09:10 PM
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Hots Down Under
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Big enclosure build
Hi guy's this is my new enclosure im currently building for my scrubbies. Its dimensions are 2m high x 2m wide x 1.4m deep. I have made it in two halfs so it will still fit through door ways, to make it one solid piece i have put a small bit of pine which one half slides over. Then all you have to do is put 8 screws back in and its all solid and air tight again. I have been contemplating on wether or not to make another section to put inthe middle to make it 2.1m deep. Also i will be putting rails along the roof which a 60 litre tub will slide into to make a hide that is easily removed to clean.
The glass will be 8mm thick safety glass with a one way tint on it so the snakes dont get to disturbed as this tank will be going in my living room.
The plan is to put a pond and water fall in this one so the humidity will be easily controlled and the snakes can have a bit of a swim.
As you can see there is still a lot of work to go, but im up to the part i hate the most which is painting. I will be painting this tank black as the black will really make the lighter markings on my scrubs pop with the jungle theme i will doing in there.
This build has been reasonably cheap so far and the dearest part will be the decorating i will be putting in there. I would hate to think what it would cost to buy a tank of this size, but for anyone who has bigger species i feel this is a necessity to have some decent room to roam.
Any way i will be updating this thread as i go with pics and what not.
Here is some pics to give you an idea of just how big the tank really is.
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09-17-10, 09:15 PM
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Hots Down Under
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Re: Big enclosure build
Sorry about the poor pics, its ard to try and get decent photo's as the room its in is pretty small and is hard to get the full tank in the photo.
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09-17-10, 09:26 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
That is awesome!
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09-17-10, 10:18 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
Very nice set up, now i know where to come if im ever down under and need a place to crash for the night, im sure the scrubbie wont mind home sitting me for a few hours LOL I cant wait to see pic of it all done and set up with them in it 
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09-17-10, 10:58 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
Impressive work.
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09-18-10, 01:04 AM
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Re: Big enclosure build
Nice job! Can't wait to see the finished product!
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09-18-10, 06:14 PM
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Hots Down Under
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Re: Big enclosure build
I cant wait till this one is finally done, especially the painting haha
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09-19-10, 03:27 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
that isn't so much a big tank as a small room.
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09-19-10, 03:47 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
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Originally Posted by dragunov.762
that isn't so much a big tank as a small room.
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agreed, the tank is more or less simple. the maneuvering around however doesn't seem to be lol
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09-19-10, 05:53 PM
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Hots Down Under
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Re: Big enclosure build
Hmm i dunno guy's. Yeah the room isnt that big, but i dunno if you have ever been able to fit 8 people comfortably in a tank before. I my self have never seen a tank this big, but have seen aviaries converted to keep snakes outside which have been even bigger.
The floor on this tank measure pretty close to the size of a queen size double bed, its only 80mm short on the width.
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09-19-10, 06:07 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
Percey it looking good. I can't wait to see it finished.
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09-19-10, 06:16 PM
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Re: Big enclosure build
Yeah im going to go look at some ponds in the next couple of days as the weather has turned crap so i cant paint. I have found a good sized pond for it, it measures 1.4m wide exactly and 0.9m deep which is percfect. It has a rock waterfall in the pond as well that is 1.5m high, but the price is ridiculous.
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09-20-10, 09:16 AM
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Re: Big enclosure build
Pshh you still haven't painted it yet?? :P
Nice to see you got round to making a thread on the build
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09-20-10, 11:16 AM
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Re: Big enclosure build
haha thats awesome its the same size that i sleep on at night haha i should ask the gf if i can convert our bed into an enclosure! haha  bet that would go over well
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09-20-10, 06:58 PM
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Hots Down Under
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Re: Big enclosure build
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Originally Posted by .: Laura :.
Pshh you still haven't painted it yet?? :P
Nice to see you got round to making a thread on the build |
Oh come on Laura theres not need to pick on me!!! I didnt think anyone would be interested as its only a box at the moment, but when i read that Chuck was going to make a tank for his yellow conda i thought i might throw pics up.
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