My freind was throwing out this old dressor so i decided to make a cage out of it.
First i took out the drawers and back off
I screwed in a sheet of 1/2 ply wood onto back following the crossfire design
I Sealed all wood surfaces with two coats of primer and then painted
I got some 20 inch tile, cut to size and installed
I dont have the pictures of it but i installed a 36inch foresent fixture for the uvb and a spot light fixture for the heat bulb
I have a dimmer switch on the heat bulb to requlate temp and drilled two holes on both sides of the tank for the thermo probs
sealed all joints with liquid nails and all cracks with slicone
I used 1/4 glass for the doors
Very nice work. Did you build that rock cave as well? I'm building 1 right now as well and looks about your size. What's the dimensions? Is your uvb close enough for him?
Very nice work. Did you build that rock cave as well? I'm building 1 right now as well and looks about your size. What's the dimensions? Is your uvb close enough for him?
Yeah i built the rock cave its about 3 feet long 18inches deep and about 15inches high. Its not quit high enough so i got some rocks (not in picture) and put them on top and she can get up to about 8inches from the uvb light.
I ordered some glass track online and installed the track on the bottom, top and sides using liquid nails and trim nails. On the sides i used outside corner trim to cover the track and give it a more finished look
I got 2 1/4 inch pieces of glass from a local glass company, the glass was much cheeper than plexiglass and looks better. I didnt get saftey glass cause i didnt have extra money at the time, so i got some command hooks and put them on the glass for handles. If you get saftey glass they can drill holes for handles or knobs