krknieriem
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Ok so its been a long(expensive...lol) process getting everything together but I think I am finally done (other than tweaking it a lil) so here is a outline of what I did that I came up with by searching various topics using the search engine on this site, please let me know if I missed anything, you all have been such a big help already
I started with a 25$ night stand that I got off of craigslist, I cut a portion of the top off so I could set my 2x2x4 reptibreeze over the whole and drill 3/16 size holes into the bottom in a drain pattern so the water could drain into a small tub I set underneath
Next I bought 2x2x4 pieces of Acrylic from home depot and velcro them to the 2 sides and back so I could keep the humidity in, I did have to get a humidifier because its winter here in Maryland and its very dry
I was using a compact light but after reading this sites discussions I decided to take it back and get a double 30" tube that uses 2 24" bulbs, for the first I am using a reptiglo 5.0 and a powersun aquarium bulb for my full spectrum light, I also have a 75 watt heat bulb for basking, I do have a temp humidity gauge inside the enclosure also from walmart
I bought a split leaf plant from Walmart for my main plant and went to michaels and bought grapevine for the vines that go around my enclosure, I just wired them to the wire screen using the wire they use to make bouqets,
I am feeding him small crickets from a local pet shop, I bought repcal with d3( they didnt have without so i ordered that from tiki tiki) and herpvitamins, I have been gutloading with apples although my cricket crack just came in today but im still going to use apples to supply my crickets with water unless someone has a better idea for me
Ok so its been a long(expensive...lol) process getting everything together but I think I am finally done (other than tweaking it a lil) so here is a outline of what I did that I came up with by searching various topics using the search engine on this site, please let me know if I missed anything, you all have been such a big help already
I started with a 25$ night stand that I got off of craigslist, I cut a portion of the top off so I could set my 2x2x4 reptibreeze over the whole and drill 3/16 size holes into the bottom in a drain pattern so the water could drain into a small tub I set underneath
Next I bought 2x2x4 pieces of Acrylic from home depot and velcro them to the 2 sides and back so I could keep the humidity in, I did have to get a humidifier because its winter here in Maryland and its very dry
I was using a compact light but after reading this sites discussions I decided to take it back and get a double 30" tube that uses 2 24" bulbs, for the first I am using a reptiglo 5.0 and a powersun aquarium bulb for my full spectrum light, I also have a 75 watt heat bulb for basking, I do have a temp humidity gauge inside the enclosure also from walmart
I bought a split leaf plant from Walmart for my main plant and went to michaels and bought grapevine for the vines that go around my enclosure, I just wired them to the wire screen using the wire they use to make bouqets,
I am feeding him small crickets from a local pet shop, I bought repcal with d3( they didnt have without so i ordered that from tiki tiki) and herpvitamins, I have been gutloading with apples although my cricket crack just came in today but im still going to use apples to supply my crickets with water unless someone has a better idea for me