We started it about a week ago, and are now at the final stage which will be coming up with some fake rock structures. My brother is smart and did a lot of the work, he's pretty talented with this kind of stuff. Suggestions are welcome as we have all the materials and tools you could ask for. The link to the instructions we used are here: http://www.freewebs.com/crossfireenclosures/
we used some wood instead of melamine for the track pieces
i decided to use a backdrop on the top half and cover the bottom half with a full fake rock structure throughout
back just pops in very VERY snug
heat lamp and uvb lights wired into one cord that comes out the back
added some oak trim that i'm working on adding the last few coats of stain. also the track and plexi-glass are in.
backside look
just started messing around with ideas for the inside
and it helps that my dad owns a company that has a lot of foam :]
So that's where we're at right now. I'm thinking of covering the entire top with reptile carpet for a little playground area. And on the inside i would like to have the back and upper half covered the whole way with a sweet rock structure, and have a cave on each side. Suggestions are welcome! I'll update our progress as it gets finished.
We finished the design of the fake rock for the interior, plus added the first layer of grout. We had to cut the piece in half so it would fit in without having to remove the plexi-glass doors, but they fit in real snug to each other.
Small piece I made to go in the middle open area
Bottom left is a pile of rocks, just waiting for them to dry more before grouting:
While waiting for stuff to dry I decided to make another structure that I'm going to give as a gift to the lady who sold me my Beardie. She owns a business breeding bearded dragons and always answers any questions I have.
Well I feel like I'm on the home stretch of this lengthy (and quite expensive!) project. I ordered some non-toxic waterproof sealant so while I wait for that to arrive in the mail I decided to lay down some peel-and-stick tile and throw a 5th layer of grout on the pieces.
First I put the pieces in to make sure they still fit. Which they didn't. The grout and tile on the side made it so I had to shave a little bit down off the sides, so I will touch that up later.
The new grout I got was a little whiter in color, still haven't decided what I'm going to do in terms of painting this, I would love some suggestions.
My girlfriend had some fun painting one of the smaller pieces I made
And here's Bruce Lee waiting patiently for his new home
Yeah i'm gonna let her go wild and paint the main piece. The glass has protective covering now, I'm waiting until it's all done and in my house before removing it and putting on handles.
Well 4 weeks later and I think we're about done! 5 Layers of grout, 1 layer of textured grout and 7 layers of sealant I think it will work! All that's left is putting handles on the doors which I have stained and drying right now. The inside is all tiled with a small beach in the front left (wishful thinking that I can train him to poop over there so it's easier to clean up).
I think he's happy!
Real proud of this as it's my first custom build of just about anything. Thanks for viewing.
First of all, your viv looks great, good job! About training your dragon to use the sand, my two dragons never poop on the rocks but always go on the sand all by themselves without any training.. :lol: so you might be surprised!