Hello everyone,
I am building a 4'L by 2'W by 3'H enclosure for my bearded dragon (based on the famous melamine crossfire build). So far I have one vent high on the left wall (hot side) and one vent low on the right wall (cool side). The vents are each 16" by 8". I have a solid ceiling, no mesh top, and I'm wondering if there's enough ventilation. If not, could I get away with just making the vents bigger on the left and right walls, or possibly add another vent on the ceiling? I feel like I'm gonna be pushing this enclosure against a wall, thus defeating the purpose of any vents on the backboard.
Thoughts?
Edit: And do the beams that run along the top and bottom of the front frame (alongside the runner tracks for the sliding panel doors) serve a structural purpose, or merely a cosmetic one?
I am building a 4'L by 2'W by 3'H enclosure for my bearded dragon (based on the famous melamine crossfire build). So far I have one vent high on the left wall (hot side) and one vent low on the right wall (cool side). The vents are each 16" by 8". I have a solid ceiling, no mesh top, and I'm wondering if there's enough ventilation. If not, could I get away with just making the vents bigger on the left and right walls, or possibly add another vent on the ceiling? I feel like I'm gonna be pushing this enclosure against a wall, thus defeating the purpose of any vents on the backboard.
Thoughts?
Edit: And do the beams that run along the top and bottom of the front frame (alongside the runner tracks for the sliding panel doors) serve a structural purpose, or merely a cosmetic one?
