Savannah Monitor enclosure build (pics) - Page 10

DeadlyDesires · 04-15-13, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bowdenmx

yes its a sav im looking for for this enlosure. god id love to have a shed full of different species. plan is to build an out building at the bottom of my garden for a few in the future

would love to do that too... my dream monitor is a white throat

bowdenmx · 04-19-13, 10:24 AM

got this sign made for a laugh lol

Mark Taylor · 04-19-13, 10:36 AM

All you need now is the sav I will keep my ears and eyes open for you.

bowdenmx · 04-19-13, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Taylor

All you need now is the sav I will keep my ears and eyes open for you.

thanks man

bowdenmx · 04-20-13, 12:01 PM

took a trip to the woods today for logs ect. man do you get wierd looks off people waling across a golf coarse with half a tree on each shoulder lmao

murrindindi · 04-20-13, 01:26 PM

Hi, the one with the hole is a great looking log, yes you do get some weird looks carrying dead trees around, but you have to do what you have to do.....

It would be good if you could find one that went the length of the enclosure, fit it on a slight upward angle, they love to climb (especially the younger ones).

bowdenmx · 04-20-13, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, the one with the hole is a great looking log, yes you do get some weird looks carrying dead trees around, but you have to do what you have to do.....

It would be good if you could find one that went the length of the enclosure, fit it on a slight upward angle, they love to climb (especially the younger ones).

yeah i totaly aggree. im def going to go down for more.

jarich · 04-20-13, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

It would be good if you could find one that went the length of the enclosure, fit it on a slight upward angle, they love to climb (especially the younger ones).

Ya, mine loves sitting on the log I have like this. Its his favourite hang out.

You dont want to treat that shelf before you put it in?

bowdenmx · 04-20-13, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jarich

Ya, mine loves sitting on the log I have like this. Its his favourite hang out.

You dont want to treat that shelf before you put it in?

its easily removed if i ever nead to change it plus the flood lights being on it will keep it nice and dry. but as i said it is easily removed.

jarich · 04-20-13, 02:55 PM

Ah, right, fair enough then.

bowdenmx · 04-21-13, 10:57 AM

i put another 8 bags of soil in today and more sand. also fitted a 60w spot in there on an angle to give a cooler basking spot in a different place. put the glass in the viewing window also. i think im done. my god, i realy think i am

smy_749 · 04-21-13, 11:49 AM

More logs, add leaf litter or something too. That is a very nice enclosure. Something I noticed, about the logs you have, which is similar to some of the logs I have, is that they are really smooth because there is no bark on them. My mangrove is more tree adapt than savannahs, and he can climb it, but not with the same ease as branches that still have bark on them. Sometimes his claws won't grasp fully since the surface is so smooth. Try to get some with bark on them too, will give your cage more variance too :P

bowdenmx · 04-21-13, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by smy_749

More logs, add leaf litter or something too. That is a very nice enclosure. Something I noticed, about the logs you have, which is similar to some of the logs I have, is that they are really smooth because there is no bark on them. My mangrove is more tree adapt than savannahs, and he can climb it, but not with the same ease as branches that still have bark on them. Sometimes his claws won't grasp fully since the surface is so smooth. Try to get some with bark on them too, will give your cage more variance too :P

thanks man. yea im going to grab a load of leaf litter from the woods this coming weekend and hunt for some more logs ect

bowdenmx · 04-22-13, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadlyDesires

would love to do that too... my dream monitor is a white throat

ok so i left the viv running all day today. just got home and checked the temps.
basking spot is 144°f
left hand thermomitor and hygo reads 102°f and 60%
right hand reads 98°f and 55%
left side is the side with the basking spot right side with a 60w spot lamp. you rekon i should remove the 60w to get more of a heat gradient?
also each thermomitor says it max'd at 99% at some point

murrindindi · 04-22-13, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bowdenmx

ok so i left the viv running all day today. just got home and checked the temps.
basking spot is 144°f
left hand thermomitor and hygo reads 102°f and 60%
right hand reads 98°f and 55%
left side is the side with the basking spot right side with a 60w spot lamp. you rekon i should remove the 60w to get more of a heat gradient?
also each thermomitor says it max'd at 99% at some point

Hi, you need to know just two temps; the lowest ambient (air) in the coolest parts at approx 24c (75f), then the surface temp at the basking site at betwen approx 50 to 60c (120 to 140f), no other temp matters. They must have the opportunity to cool down at times.
What`s the usual ambient temp in the room the enclosure`s in during the day and night throughout the year?