Hey Everyone! Sorry, I guess I sorta fell off the SsnakesS grid there for awhile. Didn't get notifications of posts to my thread either
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I don't want to end on the bad note so I'll add it here. The second cage although pretty far along isn't complete even now. I've been having trouble picking back up on the building because, when living at the house I was building this at. The owner/roommate had a screen door put into the garage. Well after they left, my Miter saw and entire toolbag was gone. Either they left it open and someone else walked by and took them or THEY did. One way or the other I lost quite a few tools, along with some pieces that my dad gave me, that were my grandfathers. So its been a bit of a downer to try and get back into building
. Also yes, I filed a police report, called the company, etc, etc.
Anyway I promised pictures of the cage in action before, so here they are!
I still haven't put in lighting, just the heat panel. I don't think he cares that I don't have some bright LEDs shining on him yet. :P I am also looking around for cheap ideas to add more (removable) climbing space. I've considered PVC piping but I don't think it'l work out the way I want it too.
To answer some questions:
WEIGHT: The weight as I've described to someone else recently is this. Its not really HEAVY, but its bulky and I don't have handles on it so its hard to grab onto. When I was working on it I had no trouble moving it by myself when I had holes from the vents to grab onto. I haven't weighed it so I can't give you a good weight. (I guess I should also add, I'm not a body builder or anything, I work in Software development and don't workout so when I say something isn't HEAVY, lol... it really isn't that heavy.)
COST: I don't know exactly what the build has cost me. I'll just give you the facts that I know. I started with $500, and almost no tools. Other than a hammer, screw driver, etc. With that $500 I was able to buy (most) of the tools I needed as well as the materials I needed in order to build TWO cages. I would guess the cost per cage would come out somewhere around $150-$200 (WITHOUT HEAT). However I have leftover materials as well. So its cheaper if you're building multiple. When the new year starts I'll be building one similar, however with more ventilation as it will be for Bearded Dragons. Now that I have the tools I need, I'll try and keep a good track on cost for THAT cage and let you guys know.
PLYWOOD THICKNESS: I chose to go with 3/4" plywood just to be safe. Yes, 1/2" will work too but I worried that when stacking them I would need some extra support to make sure nothing bad happened. 3/4" also makes it easier to not split the wood when nailing screwing etc.
Hybrid Mode
