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08-18-03, 01:11 AM
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Join Date: Dec-2002
Location: Alabama
Age: 51
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Converting a closet to a mutliunit cage (mother of all dial up warnings!!)
I have a closet in my herp room, which has always been pretty much dead space. So, with the help of my younger brother (who is the guy that appears in the following pics), we converted the closet into some more useful space. I apologize to all those people stuck in the stone age that are still using dial up!! Here we go:
We start out with a bare closet with the studs marked:
Next we mount wood for the back and sides, adding several coats of poly and sealing the corners with caulk:
After painting the walls of the cages (CapeCod Grey) and sealing them with poly yet agian, we start with the framing of each level:
Each level must be tested for strength!
Continue building each level (he has to climb a bit to accomplish this. A very good reason to have a much younger sibling help you with this step!!
It gets a little tight up towards the top!! No way my big *** was going to climb up there!
Of course, each cage has to have seperate heat and lighting, so there is quite a bit of wiring to be done. All wiring is hidden and secured with in the walls!!
Had to build and mount a control pannel for all the lights and heating elements.
Here is the mostly finished bottom unit. Still some more work to do, but you get the idea.
And YES, all that electrical stuff is working. We ran conduit out of the room and tapped into the house power. This unit is on a seperate fuse from the rest of the herp room.
I know that is a lot of pictures, but it is not even half of the pics we took of this project. There will be three full size cages (each measuring approx 6ft x 3ft x 2ft), and the top unit will be devided into two seperate units (3ft x 3ft x 2ft). Of course, we made the two top cages smaller because we don't want to be lifting any giant snakes up there at head level.
We are going to have the entire unit painted Cape Cod Grey to match the rest of the room, as well as add some trim around the frame of the closet door to neaten up any slight gaps or anything.
What do you all think? (sorry so long, but I was having fun with this project and wanted to share!!)
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08-18-03, 01:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: Dallas, Texas
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WOW! looks realy nice! i might do something like that with my closet! right now i just have layed down tile at the bottom of the carpet for a make-do-for-now kinda thing. nice work, and post some pics when its finneshed
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08-18-03, 03:03 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: Kingston Ontario
Age: 46
Posts: 1,805
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Cool looks good
Brandon
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Home of the "GIANTS"
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08-18-03, 04:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Swindon, WILTSHIRE. UK
Age: 54
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Thank you for sharing & causing a domestic...Lol. We have a closet in our room. SpiderMrs doesn't want to loose the space. I tried to tell her, we will be gaining Herps. Seriously, though. Gr8 Idea. Thanks for the pictorial.
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08-18-03, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Massachusetts
Age: 42
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What a great idea! I recently had to give up my "reptile room" because i needed a roomate to help with rent! But maybe i can muster up some space for my cloths and throw them in the closet!  My dad's gonna kill me when i ask him to help me with this new project! I'll tell him to thank you, Jason!
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08-18-03, 07:37 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Trenton
Posts: 6,075
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Pretty cool, we've considered doing the same but this place has so little storage area it's not funny
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08-18-03, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 45
Posts: 2,269
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Wow, that looks great!!!
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08-18-03, 09:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb-2003
Location: T.O.
Age: 36
Posts: 1,182
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Awesome work man!! Never thought of doing that before :monkey:
-Reptilez
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08-18-03, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Calgary, AB
Age: 49
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If I owned my house, I'd be doing that in every single room. Great idea, and be sure to take some snapshots of the finished product!
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http://www.invictusart.com
http://www.invictusexotics.com
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08-18-03, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canuckland
Age: 46
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Wow! That is such a wicked concept, I would have never thought about converting a whole closet like that. I'm sure Invictus has though. *L* Sheesh, we walk through the furniture section in Wal-mart and we both point out what would make good terrariums. *LOL*
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Snakes: 2.1 Corns, 1.1 Kings, 1.0 Everglades Rat, 1.1 Spotted Pythons, 1.2 Children's Pythons, 1.2 BCIs Lizards: 0.2 Leopard Geckos, 1.3 Bibron Geckos Inverts: 2.1 Tarantulas, 0.1 Emporer Scorpion Mammals: 0.2 Kittens
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08-18-03, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Miami, FL and New Haven, CT
Age: 41
Posts: 1,084
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oh my gosh. i don't think i could ever do that in a million years, but it looks friggin awesome.
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08-18-03, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Dec-2002
Location: Alabama
Age: 51
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Thanks for the compliments!! It is really not that hard to do, it is just time consuming (to do it right, anyways!). I will post some final pics of the whole project once it is completed.
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"To truly rescue an animal one has to provide long-term care that guarantees the animal's security for its natural life, because rescuing is more than removing an animal from a bad situation. Rescue involves restoring and preserving the animal's dignity for its natural life without stress, and this includes conserving the species as a whole for generations to come." (Brian Werner, founder TMLF / TCWR)
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08-18-03, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: Ontario
Age: 42
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Thats cool, it looks like a lot of hard work, great job!!!
-Steve-
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08-18-03, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Near Hamilton, ON
Age: 39
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What a GREAT idea! I can't help but imagine what wonders my closets could enclose! What are your expected costs for the entire project? Excluding labour of course.
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09-30-03, 01:20 PM
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Join Date: May-2003
Location: Vancouver Island
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So, can you and your brother come over and do that to MY two closets? 
Jenn
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