New Home

[BillH]

I have finally finished Su'Da's new home enough for her to move in and start exploring. There are still a few final touches needed and the misting system still needs to be purchased. So far she seems to be very happy with her new home. If there is something I need to rearrange please let me know.

 

[reptoman]

Thats a real nice enclosure! What are the dimensions? I really like the way you accounted for storage of your feeders on the bottom. I can tell you put a lot of thought and hard work into that cage.

 

[pssh]

Nice toaster it looks good. What king of wood did you use and how/with what are you combating drainage?

 

[ajacobson]

NICE! I love the organization too.

 

[lisagr07]

i love the size of it!!!!!!!! what cham wouldn't be happy in it?????

inside the cage, what's that plastic bin for, below the plant in the center??

 

[BillH]

The enclosure is 24" deep x 48" wide x 42" tall.
The wood is white oak that was sealed with poly a minimum of 6 coats. That is one part that took so long.
Inside are three evenly spaced drains that are connected to pvc pipe to a single down pipe. See pic of the blue bins. One is for drainage in case there is a overflow. Don't wanna turn this into a aquatic exibit.
The plastic tub is her laying bin. I am still working on that and it has sand with organic peat in it but i am still working on it.

Thank you all for the nice words.

 

[reptoman]

The plastic tub is her laying bin. I am still working on that and it has sand with organic peat in it but i am still working on it.

One word of caution using the clear plastic laying bin, although I use almost the same type of bin and have not had problems yet, I have heard that if the female is digging and sees light, she will abandon the hole. I am going to put some tape around the bottom 4-5 inches of my clear laying bin to avoid this.
The plumbed in drainage is a great idea. Kinda like building a walk in shower pan inside your cage.

 

[BillH]

One word of caution using the clear plastic laying bin, although I use almost the same type of bin and have not had problems yet, I have heard that if the female is digging and sees light, she will abandon the hole. I am going to put some tape around the bottom 4-5 inches of my clear laying bin to avoid this.

Duck tape it is. I am looking for something better but so far I have not found anything. She is not gravid so this is just a precautionary measure.

 

[reptoman]

Didi you go with the clear laying bin so you can see the eggs if she lays? I have found that there is a great advantage to the clear bottom. Saves a lot of time and aggravation looking for eggs.