4 sheets of formaldehyde-free, eco friendly melamine board = $128
2 pieces of 1/4" tempered glass, with ground finger pulls = $66
3.5 hours of labor to build it = $64 (paid a guy in our custom wood shop to assemble it)
I did the design in Solidworks, and cut out the parts on a CNC machine.
Draper isn't totally used to it yet, but he went from 40 gallons, to 5' (wide) x 2' (deep) x 18" (high)....I'm sure he'll get used to it!
The drop down box you see is where his CHE sits. Evenutally I'm going to close off a little 'room' under the CHE. There will be a 'mouse hole' for him to climb through. Hopefully he'll use this area as a bedroom. The CHE is on a thermostat set to kick on at 68 degrees, warm up to 75, then off. Should keep him nice and warm on winter nights.
Just a tupperware container. We're trying out flax seed in the dig box. It's my wife's idea. We did some research and as far as we know they are safe. It's actually in alot of dry bearded dragon food pellets, and I've seen sites where people are feeding it to there Uromastyx's. They are a bit fatty for beardies, but Draper doesn't look like he wants to eat it.
We use a small cooler to house the phoenix worms. We're trying to keep them at 50-60 degrees so they morph slower.
looks nice, but theres no much in there....why not provide multiple perches he can climb and lay on, instead of only one in the basking spot? does he bask all day? if so - it may not be warm enough for him.....mine spend as much time on their cool side branches as they do on the warm, so providing some could prove beneficial for your beardie
looks nice, but theres no much in there....why not provide multiple perches he can climb and lay on, instead of only one in the basking spot? does he bask all day? if so - it may not be warm enough for him.....mine spend as much time on their cool side branches as they do on the warm, so providing some could prove beneficial for your beardie