What is the IDEAL enclosure for an adult veiled?

[m1ndless]

I want to make sure my male veiled cham will have an ideal enclosure when he gets a little bigger and needs one. I made an enclosure recently, but it was too small and I decided to scrap it and start over.

Here is my general idea for the design. (SeeAttached)

Sorry for my crappy MS Paint skills, but you get the idea of what I am trying to build.

I am not sure what to do about the front door, should I use hinges and let it open or try to make plexiglass sliders for better viewing or what?

What types of plants should I use? I want to use 1 big plant if possible, then add vines and branches, what do you guys use? What if I build shelfs with like 2-3 different plants?

What is the best type of screen to use? I want something that looks good and is easy to see through.

Any other suggestions? Is this big enough for a male veiled when he is like 5-6 months old?

 

[Justin Carl]

I want to make sure my male veiled cham will have an ideal enclosure when he gets a little bigger and needs one. I made an enclosure recently, but it was too small and I decided to scrap it and start over.

Here is my general idea for the design. (SeeAttached)

Sorry for my crappy MS Paint skills, but you get the idea of what I am trying to build.

I am not sure what to do about the front door, should I use hinges and let it open or try to make plexiglass sliders for better viewing or what?
Hinges with aluminum screen is what I use. Aluminus screen is the best/safest material to use.

What types of plants should I use? I want to use 1 big plant if possible, then add vines and branches, what do you guys use? What if I build shelfs with like 2-3 different plants?
My adult cages usually have 3 plants: Shefflera Arboicola, Hibiscus, and Photos. I usually have 2-4 large vines in each cage aswell. Some of my cages also have braches. To hang my Photos I just use a hook screwed into the wood, and if you can find a Photo with a plant hanger it works great. I use shelfs to hold my feeder bowls about midway in the cage.

What is the best type of screen to use? I want something that looks good and is easy to see through.
Aluminum


Any other suggestions? Is this big enough for a male veiled when he is like 5-6 months old?

What is the size of the enclosure?

 

[m1ndless]

I added the attachment.

It's going to be 5ft tall, but the cage part is going to be 4ftx2ftx2ft and 1ft off the grounf so I can put a funnel for drainage. I plan to enclose the bottom with the bucket so i can store stuff down tehre.

 

[Justin Carl]

That sounds awesome!
I have several cages like that being made, but they are a total of 6 feet tall.
I should have the first one done next week.
So, I will post pictures.

 

[m1ndless]

Awesome! I will just "copy" your design a little if you don't mind. I am not the best carpenter, I have built alot of stuff before, so this shouldnt be too hard.

I am not sure what type or size of wood to use, I was thinking just 1.5x1.5" beams would work perfect, but I am not sure if those are strong enough?

 

[questnjurny]

If you have the tools, just get 2x4's and rip them yourself. Often 2x2s are the same price or more expensive than 2x4's, so you'd be getting 2 for the price of one! I'm also in the middle of building an enclosure, and lucky for me, my dad had a lot of scrap 2x4's that we used, so no cost for wood!

 

[m1ndless]

I bet I can find old 2x4's for cheap somewhere on craigslist or something too if I look. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Justin Carl]

ditto that!
I ripped down 2x4's to 1x1's.
These are plenty strong enough.
Makes a very sturdy heavy cage.

 

[Justin Carl]

You want to go to Home Depot or Lowes to find good wood that dosent have a large crown.
You dont want a large bow in your wood.
This makes construction difficult when trying to make it cricket proof and your door to work properly.

 

[m1ndless]

You want to go to Home Depot or Lowes to find good wood that dosent have a large crown.
You dont want a large bow in your wood.
This makes construction difficult when trying to make it cricket proof and your door to work properly.

I was thinking where I put the lines about 6" Up from the bottom, I would make that just all wood, so no crix can get out from the bottom