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munchy · 05-31-04, 10:19 PM

i was thinking about MAYBE placing the heat pad directly on the floor of the enclosure and placing a piece of glass or acrylic over it with a bead of silicon around it to seal it in. this would allow me to have the dimmer as low as possible at all times, but im not too sure yet. if by chance the dimmer did malfunction it would probably get extremely hot. anyone ever tried this before? if not does it sound like a good idea?
lol and yeah primer probably would have been a good idea.
im not sure what ill be housing in this one yet, but ive got it narrowed down to my bp or one of my cal kings. ill post more pics as i go. thanx for the feedback everyone...

VooDooMafia · 05-31-04, 10:23 PM

Well you also have to think about removal, if you ever need to remove it it will be a pain.

I would suggest under the cage itself. What about lighting? you gonna use a spot or just a uv light?

Its looking good though. What do you plan on using it for?

munchy · 05-31-04, 10:38 PM

meh...i dont think removal would be TOO bad, but yeah it would be a bit of a pain. im more worried about burns. for lighting ill just be using an incandescent fixture with a bulb of the appropriate wattage in the cage with a soft mesh cover.

ill either be housing one of my cal kings or my bp in this one, but im going to have to get a few more built soon because all my snakes are growing. not to mention the reptile show on july 3 from which ill be purchasing AT LEAST one snake (probably more

.) anyone going to this show in abbotsford? it is in my home town and will be my first reptile show so im pretty stoked.

Jeff_Favelle · 05-31-04, 10:39 PM

Heat pad inside is fine (calibrate before putting anything living inside), and can be installed after because all you gotta do is notch the sliding glass strips and the heat pad cable goes in the notch. No probs!

Invictus · 05-31-04, 11:35 PM

I use a 25 watt light bulb. Gets the ambient between 78 and 80 and 88 degrees under the basking spot. Piece of cake. Deep and delicious.

munchy · 06-02-04, 09:21 AM

glass type and thickness anyone?

tempered or normal glass?

Jeff_Favelle · 06-02-04, 10:07 AM

3/8" normal glass. 1/4" for BIGGIE snakes.

DragonLord_Qc · 06-02-04, 10:50 AM

Hi there munchy ! Your cage is looking great... Here's a pic of what your enclosure may look like at the end :

I did my enclosure all by myself, using melamine panels... The glass i used is actually 6 mm thick, if that can help you. My enclosure has the same dimensions as yours, 4x2x2, but I've splitted mine in the middle using a 2x2 pannel... That way, I can house my 2 Leopard Geckos on 1 side, and my Taiwan Beauty on the other side. Hope it can help you a bit !

Invictus · 06-02-04, 11:27 AM

I use the 5MM (1/4") glass for all of my enclosures. Tempered is great if you can afford it, but for most species, it's not necessary.

dvs · 06-17-04, 04:46 PM

where can you get this food grade acrylic from???? is it a spray? or paint on??? need to get started on a big cage for my 10 foot coastal

Thanks.