Homemade Sun Cage !

[CleaTheChameleon]

Hey everyone ! After seeing ChameleonsInMyHouse's thread with the link for making a CHEAP DIY Sun Cage....i decided to make one right away.
Im 13, at home, bored to death...so this kept m occupied !

What i used to make it where just stuff laying around my house.
-Green Patio Mesh
-Fish Line- i kinda used this to sew the 2 sides/flaps together.
-Screen Mesh- the stuff on top.
-Staples-what i used to keep the screen on.

Here are some pictures of it. It may not look the greatest but it works like a charm and Dexter loves it !

 

[ChameleonsInMyHouse]

HAHA! Phenomenal work man, you must be bored, but it turned out not shabby it all i still envy you and your nice weather though dont have school or something kid? oh ya.. its sunday great job stephan FIVE STARS*****

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

HAHA! Phenomenal work man, you must be bored, but it turned out not shabby it all i still envy you and your nice weather though dont have school or something kid? oh ya.. its sunday great job stephan FIVE STARS*****

Thank you Dont remind me. I have school tomorrow /:

OH and you will get my weather soon !

 

[Syn]

It looks like it could fall over. Do you have any sort of support for that or am I missing it?

 

[Ekproject]

HAHA! Phenomenal work man, you must be bored, but it turned out not shabby it all i still envy you and your nice weather though dont have school or something kid? oh ya.. its sunday great job stephan FIVE STARS*****

agreed..not a fan of the snow ..want it to warm up!

 

[ChameleonsInMyHouse]

It looks like it could fall over. Do you have any sort of support for that or am I missing it?

Syn does have a great point stephan. do you have any tent spikes lying around? the ones with hooks on the tops? im sure those would work perfect

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

It looks like it could fall over. Do you have any sort of support for that or am I missing it?

Always gonna pick up something Sabrina. lol. its ok though

The big piece of drift wood a the bottom was pretty much the support because the tip went through one of the squares and just stayed in there until i took it out. It pretty much just stretched out the green mesh a bit and that made it stay on one place. I know that probably didn't make sense..as im bad at explaining..but i tried.

It wasnt even windy at all outside

 

[Syn]

Sorry, I've always been a critic I guess.

I'd just be worried about a windy day then, or a random animal running up on it, landing on it, what have you.

You may want to consider putting something like those U-shaped stakes through the mesh. We use them for our soccer goals and it prevents them from getting tipped over or blowing over.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Sorry, I've always been a critic I guess.

I'd just be worried about a windy day then, or a random animal running up on it, landing on it, what have you.

You may want to consider putting something like those U-shaped stakes through the mesh. We use them for our soccer goals and it prevents them from getting tipped over or blowing over.

I will look into what i can use. Im sure i have something in my garage.

 

[djfishygillz]

Just be careful he never bakes out there in the sun. You may want to find something for him to be able to hide under to get some shade. Or to hide from the neighborhood cat.

 

[Hoj]

very kool i cant wait till i can take my little guy outside

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

I'm with him when he is in there. I don't leave him outside alone. I am constantly watching him. Thank you for your input everyone !

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Stefan I'm a big fan of the sun cage. Next your going to have to build a sun cage similar to Dr. Alfanso sun cage or bigger.

 

[ChameleonsInMyHouse]

Stefan I'm a big fan of the sun cage. Next your going to have to build a sun cage similar to Dr. Alfanso sun cage or bigger.

I've got that covered this summer. Oh boy are the roommates "parents" gonna hate me lol

 

[Syn]

I'm with him when he is in there. I don't leave him outside alone. I am constantly watching him. Thank you for your input everyone !

Why not let him zoom around in a decent sized (pruned) ficus then? Would be easier to move. If you're watching him, not much to worry about.

 

[ColorCham427]

That would work indoors too, if you put some pvc piping to outline it to make them squared so they could be neatly placed in rows... Hang the lights above, no weight being put on the top...

Buying screen cages doesn't make sense to me... Making nice looking cages that are dirt cheap makes a lot of sense to me though! lol

I am making an enclosure out of a shelf. This shelf cost $5.00 at Home Depot!!! lol.. and it is big enough to make 4 cages in it!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I've got that covered this summer. Oh boy are the roommates "parents" gonna hate me lol

What have you got planned? A summer sun cage since you up north? My brother and I built a 12 foot by 12 foot by 7 foot tall sun cage out on the ranch in high school. It was made out of small circumference chicken wire.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

@motherloade- if i had room i would

@colorcham- good idea !

@syn- i dont have room in my backyard for a big ficus :/

 

[Syn]

You don't need a big ficus, just one that is around the size of that sun cage.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

You don't need a big ficus, just one that is around the size of that sun cage.

I do have a small one about that size but my mo keeps it on the patio and hates when i mess with her plants. lmfao