New Cages

[Reptile_Reptile]

good stuff

[sickvenom]

Can't wait to hear what kind of temps you will get with these.

[WakoNako]

Update! Finally! lol

Today I didn't get much done... time is a real limiting factor lol

I decided to work on the vents today. Originally the idea was to have 3 in each one and leave the back open. I reevaluated that decision as the edges on the insides of the vents that would be on the interior of the cage were kinda sharp. So I went out and brought 6 more.


The Vents will sit back to back through the ventilation holes. Unfortunately, thickness of my walls is only 1.25" and 2 vents back to back are 2".


Out came the grinder to take at least 3/8" off of the backside of each vent.


It took 3 vents before I figured out the best way to hold them while cutting them, but I finally figured this 2 clamp system and I had the remaining 9 done in the same time it took me to do one.


Halfway there.


All cut to size.


I decided to seal the interiors while I played with the vents.


Using silicone I placed the vents in the holes.

[WakoNako]

The cages are all but finished!!
All thats left is to install the plexi and a spring latch and move the snakes in (after adding substrate, hides etc)


Substrate barrier


To make the windows in the doors i used a router table to groove the back side of the doors to the thickness of the plexi. The inside was then cut out. The plexi will be siliconed to the wood in the groove making the door flush on the inside of the cage.


Door installed.


Cages as they sit now for temperature testing while all the sealers dry for the week.

[sickvenom]

very nice!

[Coffee Black]

Very nice. What did you use for design in those first pics?

[mykee]

Nice design, I am a little concerned about the flexwatt sitting on aluminum foil though.
That's crazy dangerous.

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by mykee

Nice design, I am a little concerned about the flexwatt sitting on aluminum foil though.
That's crazy dangerous.

i'm guessing the idea is for heat reflection. the next cages i build will have the holes drilled in the bottom, then routed out, like you do with your racks, then the flexwatt, then vinyl tile on top of that.

[stephanbakir]

Post pics of the cage once its all set up with snakes:P nice job

[WakoNako]

The foil and flexwatt is fine. I've done it in all my other cages. When putting the flexwatt in the cage I place it shiny side away from the foil

[HDreptiles]

Very nice cages.

One question. Where did you find those vents? I walked around Home Depot for an hour the other day and still wound up having to build my own. Those were the exact ones I was looking for.

[WakoNako]

Lowes. Near the roofing/gutters. With all the attic vents

[stephanbakir]

Gona need to pick some up

[HDreptiles]

Thank you. I am for sure going to have to get some.

[WakoNako]

Just so ya know, the inside of the vent is finished kind of rough. I don't think it would do the snakes harm but i wasn't 100% sure, hence the reason I doubled them up and put them back to back