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Old 04-09-13, 09:00 PM   #1
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New 8 foot retic enclosure build

Hello to all. This is my first post to the forums. Let me know what you think of my new cage! It's an 8'x3'x3' cage. The frame is made out of 2x4's and the walls on the inside are foam boards. I then attached self adhesive "wood print" vinyl to the inside.

For heat i have a 160 watt RHP controlled by a Herpstat ND. I have the lights on a digital timer. The come on in the morning at 7am, then kick off at night at 9pm. When they kick off at night, my black lights come on.

I also have a humidifier setup to automatically come on for 15 minutes every 3 hours. It keeps the humidity up around 70% or so. She's had amazing sheds after i added this system. The shelf and branch are removable for deep cleaning.


A lot of hard work went into this cage, please let me know what you think!
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Old 04-10-13, 07:26 AM   #2
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Re: New 8 foot retic enclosure build

Sweet setup! We have three BCI's, a future breeding pair and a normal female, and we're making similar enclosures for each of them. Fortunately the largest female is only 5' now and she's in a 6' tank, so we have some time.
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Old 04-10-13, 08:49 AM   #3
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Re: New 8 foot retic enclosure build

Nice looking. Is that 2" foam board insulation used for the walls?
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Old 04-11-13, 02:03 PM   #4
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Re: New 8 foot retic enclosure build

Thank you very much. The bottom foam is 2-1/2" styrofoam and the walls and ceiling are 1" foam board.
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Old 04-11-13, 09:17 PM   #5
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Here is some more progress..
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Old 04-11-13, 09:20 PM   #6
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I think it turned out well
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Old 04-11-13, 09:22 PM   #7
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The humidity fills up the cage pretty well
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Old 04-11-13, 09:24 PM   #8
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And this is Alice. She's a 10 foot, 1-1/2 year old white phase tiger retic.
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Old 04-11-13, 10:35 PM   #9
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Re: New 8 foot retic enclosure build

holy crap.... im just drooling.... amazing, superb, beautiful....

the humidifier out the eyes is so cool!

great looking snake too

please share more photos!!
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Old 04-12-13, 12:43 AM   #10
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very nice mate! very nice.
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Old 04-12-13, 04:18 AM   #11
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Re: New 8 foot retic enclosure build

Wow I have designing a cage for quite some time now and I am shocked at how close some of it is to what I have come up with. Love the skull but those flowers...well not my favorite . Nice job and from the pics great craftmanship. Stellar.
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So cool, great work!
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Old 04-12-13, 08:28 AM   #13
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Re: New 8 foot retic enclosure build

That's excellent well done.
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Old 04-12-13, 09:43 AM   #14
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nice enclosure!!!!! thanks for sharing
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Old 04-12-13, 09:59 AM   #15
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Very impressive, well planned out.
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