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Hey guys and girls I'm getting a Bearded dragon on Sunday. I just bought a 120 gallon. Looking for tips and advice to help with the move Louie
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[QUOTE="ChileanTaco, post: 2045084, member: 118921"] What do you have for making the lid? Chicken wire alone is not enough; you need some frame (if that's not already existing) to keep it stable. Also, you would need hinges to open it without removing the complete lid and taking the lamps off. The basking lamps (everything that's not a tube) should not be moved while on or still hot, this is why they should not be taken off for opening the lid. Otherwise, they will burn out even faster, and in addition, always taking off all the lamps before opening the enclosure makes it annoying pretty soon. In the attachment you can see my dragon's enclosure and especially the lid I made for it. (A big disclaimer: You see an analog thermometer in there. I was not (!) relying on that but was using digital probe thermometers and still do so. Digital thermometers are more accurate and they really aren't expensive. I only had this leftover thermometer in there in addition for a short time and then removed it as my dragon just knocked it over and dragged it around.) The lid is basically a wooden frame, on top of that a hinged opening in the front half part. The lamps in the back stay there when I open it (as only the front half opens), and I only have to take off the tube lamp (which can be done safely). In total, the materials I used are: the wire mesh, wood (for making a frame that goes fully around, and a smaller frame for the part that opens), two solid hinges, screws, and nails (staples/ staple gun would be easier) for fixing the wire mesh to the frame. (I then painted the wood, which is optional. I would not recommend doing that as you already have your dragon and would not want to expose it to paint fumes. I painted it as I had the enclosure many weeks before getting my dragon.) [/QUOTE]
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