Shekibobo
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Hi everyone. I just recently got it in my head that I wanted to build stackable condos for my lizards. Part of this was a lack of space in my house, part of it was me really wanting another dragon but not wanting to have yet another tank lying on the floor somewhere.
Anyway, below is a sketchup of my plan for individual condos. I guess each one would just be stacked on top of the other; I don't really have a plan to put space in between, but that's part of what the "Discussion" part of this thread is about. If I've got enough ventilation is space really required?
Below is a model I built in Maya (to help make sure I get all the measurements right) that lays out my plan.
It is composed of the following:
[top, bottom] 3/4" x 24" x 48" plywood (probably birch)
[back] 3/4" x 24 x 46.5" plywood
- [vent] cut into the back to fit vented soffit
[sides] x 2
- [bottom/top] 1" x 4" x 24" (pine?)
- [sides] 2 pieces1" x 3" x 17"
- [glass] 18" x 20"
[front]
- [glass] 2 panes, 18" x 24"
- [top track] 1" x 3" x 46.5"
- [bottom track] 1" x 4" x 46.5"
- [top trim] 1" x 4" x 48"
- [bottom trim] 1" x 6" x 48"
- [side trims] 2 pieces, 1" x 3" x 16.5"
- glass track frame
I haven't really gotten into electrical at all, as I'm not really experienced, but I'd like to have permanent fixtures and stop having to deal with the clamp-lamps. I guess I'll be drilling small holes to run electricity into it - probably right up near the top, or through the vented soffit.
The substrate will be tile and I'll have a little sandbox (Ozma uses a litter box!), with a rubber mat beneath the tile. Only one side will be opaque, so I'll probably paint it or put up a backdrop or something.
I'm really excited that my animals will finally be getting homes big enough for them (my corn snake still lives in a 12x12x30 tank). Also, not as messy of a cable setup.
Anyway, this is the start of the discussion. Take a look at my plans, let me know what you think. I plan to ultimately stack three of these, and then maybe even build a drawer to put underneath them all. So I'm definitely looking for advice here, and probably won't start building for another week or so, until I get some more solid plans drawn up.
Anyway, below is a sketchup of my plan for individual condos. I guess each one would just be stacked on top of the other; I don't really have a plan to put space in between, but that's part of what the "Discussion" part of this thread is about. If I've got enough ventilation is space really required?
Below is a model I built in Maya (to help make sure I get all the measurements right) that lays out my plan.
It is composed of the following:
[top, bottom] 3/4" x 24" x 48" plywood (probably birch)
[back] 3/4" x 24 x 46.5" plywood
- [vent] cut into the back to fit vented soffit
[sides] x 2
- [bottom/top] 1" x 4" x 24" (pine?)
- [sides] 2 pieces1" x 3" x 17"
- [glass] 18" x 20"
[front]
- [glass] 2 panes, 18" x 24"
- [top track] 1" x 3" x 46.5"
- [bottom track] 1" x 4" x 46.5"
- [top trim] 1" x 4" x 48"
- [bottom trim] 1" x 6" x 48"
- [side trims] 2 pieces, 1" x 3" x 16.5"
- glass track frame
I haven't really gotten into electrical at all, as I'm not really experienced, but I'd like to have permanent fixtures and stop having to deal with the clamp-lamps. I guess I'll be drilling small holes to run electricity into it - probably right up near the top, or through the vented soffit.
The substrate will be tile and I'll have a little sandbox (Ozma uses a litter box!), with a rubber mat beneath the tile. Only one side will be opaque, so I'll probably paint it or put up a backdrop or something.
I'm really excited that my animals will finally be getting homes big enough for them (my corn snake still lives in a 12x12x30 tank). Also, not as messy of a cable setup.
Anyway, this is the start of the discussion. Take a look at my plans, let me know what you think. I plan to ultimately stack three of these, and then maybe even build a drawer to put underneath them all. So I'm definitely looking for advice here, and probably won't start building for another week or so, until I get some more solid plans drawn up.