Furniture to Cage

[Creative1]

Has anyone here transformed a piece of furniture, such as a corner hutch/cabinet, into a cage? I am wanting to have a nice piece of furniture to suit my living room for my panther chameleon. I didn't know if I should build one or take a pre-built unit and change it to suit the chameleon's needs. My husband and I are in the process of building a shop and this is one of the first projects I plan to build. I am hoping to end up with something fairly nice/fancy. I may even try my hand at carving on the piece if I build it (I have done a couple of small carvings, but nothing to the scale I would like on this).

Suggestions and ideas welcome.

Photos of your own work welcome.

 

[maxttu]

Here is one that I did:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/1st-project-70931/

and

https://www.chameleonforums.com/1st-project-cont-71250/

 

[maxttu]

Not really a piece of "furniture", but it looks nice:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/vanity-drainage-project-90963/

 

[Creative1]

Looking good. I was thinking of doing something similar, but with a corner unit. Just looking for the right piece. Either that, or like I said build it from scratch. I am leaning towards revamping an existing piece. I still want my chameleon to be young enough to enjoy his new habitat. LOL If I build one from scratch he may be old or even dead by the time I finish. Don't want that.

 

[maxttu]

I found this on craigslist. If you want to build from scratch, you can probably get a few ideas from this:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/huge-enclosure-84838/

 

[Decadancin]

I am currently building an enclosure out of red oak with walnut stain. This will blend in with my existing furniture and keep my wife happy! The enclosure is almost done and I will be building a base cabinet and canopy to hide the lights. The great thing about this is you can design perfectly for the space!

 

[maxttu]

I am currently building an enclosure out of red oak with walnut stain. This will blend in with my existing furniture and keep my wife happy! The enclosure is almost done and I will be building a base cabinet and canopy to hide the lights. The great thing about this is you can design perfectly for the space! View attachment 65192

That is so fantastical! Great work!