Enclosure made of wooden pallets.

[Onael]

It's been sprinkling off and on all day. Would it be okay to apply more lacquer in this weather?

[Gungirl]

I would hold off until the air dries out a bit.. That's just me though.

[Onael]

Originally Posted by Gungirl

I would hold off until the air dries out a bit.. That's just me though.

What a waste of day. I guess I can do some homework. Blah

[Onael]

Got it done! Well, done enough, anyway.




I still want to wrap the stand and turn it into a cabinet for storage. Tomorrow I'm installing the heat pad. I wanna set the enclosure up and run it for at least 24 hours before I move him.

[gareth.hooper]

Looking good, well done.

[Terranaut]

Looks great. Good job.

[BryanB]

i like it.

[Onael]

Originally Posted by Terranaut

Looks great. Good job.

Originally Posted by BryanB

i like it.

Thank you.






I got it set up but the lacquer smell came back and Spencer didn't like it. He kept crawling out while it was opened. The heater seemed to activate the smell. So I'm letting it run until the smell goes away. Besides that though, I'm really happy with how it turned out. Once I consolidate my receipts I'll post what I spent on it. Thanks to everyone for your input.

[Onael]

Originally Posted by gareth.hooper

Looking good, well done.

Thank you.

Here is what it cost me to build this enclosure. Items listed were purchased at Home Depot specifically for use in this project.


Board, wood - 3" x 36" x 1/2" (Pallet wood)-----$0.00
Screws, wood - #6 x 1 5/8"-------------------------$4.37
Board, Wood - 2" x 4" x 48" (Corner posts)-----$3.18
Board, Plywood - 1/2" x 24" x 48" (Bottom)-----$8.64
Board, Plywood - 1/4" x 24" x 48" (Top)---------$8.57
Board, wood - 1" x 4" x 10" (Glass frame)-------$5.48
Hasp - Small--------------------------------------------$2.37
TOTAL: $32.61 before sales tax.

Thanks again, everyone.

[Onael]

There isn't another heat source in this enclosure besides the 20 gallon UTH. Can I use something like this for my new ball python? Do I need to install an overhead heat source?

[ZStone]

Yeah you need to let the lacquer cure for about 3 weeks. With how it is setup now if your hotspot and the ambient temps are good you wont need an additional heat source. It looks really good. Especially it being mostly made from the pallets. Congrats on a job well done.

[bcoop1234]

So you have a snake cage on top of a critter cage... That's awesome. So if the one in the bottom gets annoying you can just throw it in the one on top. Then no more problem.

[Danimal]

Speaking of pallets, I used to work at a mill work supplier years ago. All our stair parts came packed on a pallet (and sometimes brace boards as well) made from the same material as the parts usually. Meaning if the parts were Oak or Poplar, so were the pallets.

I made all kinds of stuff out of those pallets. Really good for trim pieces. Might be worth looking into if any of you have a place like that around your area. Most of the time they just throw those pallets away.

[Onael]

Originally Posted by Danimal

Speaking of pallets, I used to work at a mill work supplier years ago. All our stair parts came packed on a pallet (and sometimes brace boards as well) made from the same material as the parts usually. Meaning if the parts were Oak or Poplar, so were the pallets.

I made all kinds of stuff out of those pallets. Really good for trim pieces. Might be worth looking into if any of you have a place like that around your area. Most of the time they just throw those pallets away.

Absolutely. The most time-consuming part of the whole build was having to take the pallets apart without splitting the boards.