ChileanTaco
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- Beardie name(s)
- Taco
This is Taco's tank; a custom-made enclosure.
We're here in Chile and I cannot get the ones recommended e.g. in this forum or anything of a good size. I looked for furniture or (used) aquarium tanks as an alternative for a while, but then decided to inquiry how much it might cost to get one made by a glass company. Price was okay, so here it is.
I added the screen top (made it from wood, two robust hinges, and a wide-mesh screen); the front part of the screen top opens, the back part is fixed.
The background is the typical "foam and tile glue" thing with sand on top.
The sand, also used as substrate, is from here; it's not a "loose substrate" but gets firm when sprayed with water once in a while and let dry.
In the background you can see a window; there is actually a window behind the enclosure and on the right. In the beginning I worried about temperatures, but it's not getting too hot inside. Taco loves sitting up there and looking out of the windows, watching cars, boats and ships going by.
(You might recognize the wilted salad on the right... Here it's about bedtime, so these are leftovers. Taco gets a nice bowl of fresh veggies each day.
The bowl on the left side is to hold a potted basil which I had already removed for the day to water outside of the enclosure when taking the photo.)
The plants are a golliwog and a aloe vera. His favorite sleeping place is in a cave right behind the aloe vera.
During the next day, I will finish with some work on another climbing structure that will go on the left, add a new plant or two and fill up some substrate. Then will post some new photos.
If you have any questions on the enclosure, or some suggestions, don't be shy
We're here in Chile and I cannot get the ones recommended e.g. in this forum or anything of a good size. I looked for furniture or (used) aquarium tanks as an alternative for a while, but then decided to inquiry how much it might cost to get one made by a glass company. Price was okay, so here it is.
I added the screen top (made it from wood, two robust hinges, and a wide-mesh screen); the front part of the screen top opens, the back part is fixed.
The background is the typical "foam and tile glue" thing with sand on top.
The sand, also used as substrate, is from here; it's not a "loose substrate" but gets firm when sprayed with water once in a while and let dry.
In the background you can see a window; there is actually a window behind the enclosure and on the right. In the beginning I worried about temperatures, but it's not getting too hot inside. Taco loves sitting up there and looking out of the windows, watching cars, boats and ships going by.
(You might recognize the wilted salad on the right... Here it's about bedtime, so these are leftovers. Taco gets a nice bowl of fresh veggies each day.
The bowl on the left side is to hold a potted basil which I had already removed for the day to water outside of the enclosure when taking the photo.)
The plants are a golliwog and a aloe vera. His favorite sleeping place is in a cave right behind the aloe vera.
During the next day, I will finish with some work on another climbing structure that will go on the left, add a new plant or two and fill up some substrate. Then will post some new photos.
If you have any questions on the enclosure, or some suggestions, don't be shy
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