Finished Odins viv

[Dirrtydetroit]

So i have been working on this little by little as i get the time. This working 68hrs a week is hard. Anyways. Heres what i have so far.

Heres the sheets that i started with.

After torching one.

After stain and sealed. Its a stain color called "gunstock"

And it all together and 2 of the lights in place. Still got decorating to do and the front to get on it.

I decided not to stain the inside because i figured the lightness of the wood would throw the light in every which way and light it up nicely. Also didnt burn the back wood because you wont be able to see it. More to come hopefully.

 

[Dirrtydetroit]

Also a recent picture of the little guy awaiting his new home patiently. God his neck is getting fat.

 

[Dirrtydetroit]

Got a little closer to being done today. Waiting on my glass to arrive in the morning and then to put on the front deco boards and ill be done. Still have to play with the temps a little. Thank god i got a dimmer. 109* without the front glass on in a airconditioned room.

Heres the final look before i start putting stuff inside. The shoe is there to simulate a higher up basking spot...

Might be a little toasty but its on a dimmer so once the glass is on i can adjust it.

The cool side, once again, no glass on the front so it will change.

A little makeshift hammock for him.

With the lights dimmed.

And the double dimmer switch that the lights will run from.

 

[Spikey07]

It looks great, there will be plenty of room for him.

The only suggestion I would make is to seriously consider changing the UVB. From the picture it looks like a coil UVB bulb and these are not good for beardies. If you search the forum you can look into this in more detail. You should swap it for a Repti-Sun 10.0 or Arcaida D3 12% UVB - both these bulbs are linear tube bulbs. These bulbs should be placed 6-8" from your beardie at the closest point (preferably the basking spot) and should run 3/4 of the length of the tank. Hope this helps!

Would love to see pics when its finished.

 

[Dirrtydetroit]

Ah yes, correct you are, knew i was forgetting a pic in there somewhere. The coil light is nothing but a ambiance light until I can steal thelast light out of his current viv.

He has dual 18" tubes at each end hot and cold side.

 

[Dirrtydetroit]

And lo and behold the glass i have been fighting to get cut was supposed to be sat outside his shop since i was out of town today... got there, no glass. Now its pushed back till monday till i can get him in and settled.

 

[Dirrtydetroit]

Finally got the glass today, and now everything is in and good minus the little bit of decorating i have to do.

Checking out the outside world through his new view.

He has so much more room now.