diy

I’m new here but I’m not new to worms. I kept a vermicomposting bin for years when I had more time and less kids! I promise that I’m not paid commission either. I bought 100 mealworms from my local pet store for $22usd and most of them were dead. The live ones are tiny and under fed. I...

I am working on designing the perfect enclosure for my beardie, within reason. It was going to incorporate a book shelf for the wife, but now it will just be the enclosure on top of a cabinet. I know it will be minimum of 48” x 24”. How tall? I would love to make it tall enough for plenty of...

So crouton currently has your state of the art cage, couple hides, basking, etc. I want to make his hot side of his cage be a sort of cliff-River type thing. Basically a ledge for basking, a hide underneath/inside the ledge, with a small stream with filtration as his water. I want tips on...

My beardie is 16 inches long and almost a year old, if not already a year old. I got her from PetSmart, so I don’t have a lot of details about her breeder or exact age. I got her in June 2024, expecting to upgrade her enclosure urgently (I had a free 20-gallon tank), but then—boom—financial...

Jurassic Park is the theme ! Structure will be in two pieces, let’s see how it goes 😅😂

Hi all!! My DIY enclosure for Leo is now complete after a long month :) I’m pretty proud of it and came out better than I anticipated. Please give me your opinions of it, and potential ways to improve it even more. He does have a food and water bowl the just haven’t been placed in yet. Here’s...

Hi! I'm building some some rocks for Pancake to climb on and I can't decide what kind of sealant to get. The only one I know of is Mod Podge. Is there any sort of master list for sealants? Any recommendations from personal experience (and links if possible!) would be of great help. The grouting...

My little one has neuro problem and so knuckles over at her wrists when she walks, which makes walking hard for her. She has a a tall rock hide (inserted a picture below) and because of the weakness in her legs she can fall when climbing it to bask or changing positions while basking. I want to...

So I have 3 beardies and the most recent rescue has some moderate MBD and struggles with ascension of steep decorations and such so he's in a 12" tall front open tank to limit his vertical movement. This tank choice also allows me to place his tank where he has a great view of the whole room...

I’m just about finished with a custom basking rock and hide for my dragon, but I’ve seen a lot of conflicting advice about dry times for sealant. I used Minwax Polycrilic water-based over a top layer of grout. Some places say to give it a couple days to air out, but others say to give it up to...

hi! i’m going to be painting my bedroom this weekend and absolutely do not want my beardie breathing in the paint fumes so i’m planning on moving her to the garage just for a few days. her glass tank would be too heavy to carry up and down the stairs so i figured i’d make a temporary little set...

First time making a background used drylock and painted with quikrete liquid concrete color. Basically mixed a little drylok and the color to paint with. It's all dry but when I run my fingers on it it stains my hand. I don't want my beardie to stain. What can I do next?

Hi all! I'm new to bearded dragon life. I've had a bearded dragon since December. He's about 8 months old and has a lovely temperament. He's very confident and friendly and likes to come out of his vivarium to roam around. I've noticed he likes climbing and seems to enjoy having lots of space...

Hello, I am getting my first bearded dragon (adult) and I wanna build it a nice home. I was planning on building this enclosure but replacing the doors with sliding plexiglass doors. I was wondering if I should replace the roof with a screen top (like zenhabitat's enclosures) or just have a few...

I have made a custom cage for my 1 year old dragon Rukia. It's bioactive. I finally got the correct basking Temps. But I am worried I got the incorrect UVB light. It has 2 platforms for her to sit on, the basking one which is 14 inches from ceiling and the other platform is only 8.5 Inches from...