Monitor enclosure discussion thread

BC Arboreals · 02-06-14, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by psychocircus

Nice just coco fiber sheets? Do they hold well? What kind of epoxy/glue did you use?

I didn't glue it as I will need to remove possibly in 4-5 years from what I've seen. I used staples and stapled the sides and a few in the middle. Made sure they were very close and tight as so the monitors don't get caught in it. I have heard a few people have there monitors get there toes caught in the lattice, so that also was a worry of mine also. I was going to use it but I could only find lattice that was treated.

The coco fiber liner isn't cheap. But holds humidity and looks good. Humidity is staying constant in the enclosure and I am only spraying once in the morning and once at night. I left it for 2 days and opened it up and still got that smack in the face feeling of the high humidity and heat. I will be putting a few humidity gauges in there to make sure I can always monitor it.

murrindindi · 02-06-14, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BC Arboreals

I have heard a few people have there monitors get there toes caught in the lattice, so that also was a worry of mine also. I was going to use it but I could only find lattice that was treated.
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Hi, just for interest`s sake, treated timber is perfectly safe to use once it`s dried.

infernalis · 02-06-14, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, just for interest`s sake, treated timber is perfectly safe to use once it`s dried.

Sure is.. My cage is completely framed with pressure treated wood, and the animals are fine.

Tonka14 · 03-22-14, 08:24 PM

Been Spending a lot of time working on this giant lately. Building a 4'x8'x'4' cage for my Savannah Monitor. It will have 1/4" glass doors and 1/4" windows on each end with a HID metal halide and sulfur sodium light setup when its all done. I have had my guy in a 55gal tank and learned real fast how bad that was for him after reading a a lot on varanustalk. Its not cheap to build one of these and I am not even using pressure treated wood. I will be using the rubber roofing from RV's since I have access to a bunch of it for free.
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