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[QUOTE="ChileanTaco, post: 2041999, member: 118921"] [USER=40059]@AHBD[/USER] Thanks! I had some experience with reptiles (and amphibians) before, but not with a desert-like setup. (What is a "plus" here is that as we are actually living in a desert town, so when Taco looks out of the window he can see the real desert :D) I'm quite a lot into crafts and tinkering which helped for sure with building that and not getting frustrated by something, but really videos on youtube, suggestions here... helped with the small things that might had become annoying if not knowing about it. Like sealing the background against the glass to prevent bugs from crawling behind - I bet I had forgotten that on my own. As I mentioned "bugs": I bought the typical worm dish and then found that when feeding mealworms they easily escape through the small gap between the bottom and top part. What I then did, and I can suggest that: Using the glass lid of a typical American(-style) candle-in-a-jar. I removed the plastic part of the lid, cleaned it with rubbing alcohol, and now I have a deep worm dish without the bugs having any chance of escaping. I mean these lids: [URL]https://www.american-heritage.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/3df28646fcab6e7eff3b39b154fffbb0/n/e/new-england-country-candle-american-heritage-large.jpg[/URL] (The former "worm dish" is now used for salads.) As this enclosure has no front door, my experience with that: It's not a problem. Taco hasn't become shy or showing stress marks from me having to reach in from above. The size of the enclosure also might contribute to this not having any negative effects on him as it barely happens that I really have to reach directly above his head. When he was smaller, he just ignored me opening the lid; as he became a bit older, he started becoming excited when I attempt to open it, that's how it should be :) I got me some 21 inch long bamboo tong (like for barbecue) for the cases when I cannot reach something in there with my hands (I'm quite a short person). Decided for the bamboo as I fear I might damage the glass when dropping something made of metal. So from my experience: If not being able to buy a large reptile enclosure, reusing an aquarium or getting something made by a glass company isn't a problem. If being able to communicate it better (with my limited Spanish here I didn't dare discussing which kind of front door I might have in mind... I just told them the size of the "box", which glass thickness and that it should be like an aquarium but will not actually hold water - mentioned the latter as when they think it's an aquarium some companies refuse), one might even ask a glass company whether it's possible and how much it would cost to get it fitted with a sliding front door. It also wasn't too expensive; it did cost me about $200 (converted amount to USD) whereas the ExoTerra which is smaller they would have charged me three times that. (This can vary by country, I'm aware of that, but just want to say: a custom-made glass tank doesn't need to be horribly expensive just as it's "custom-made".) I looked up what "hardware cloth" is: Exactly, that's it! I don't remember under which name I bought it here in Chile as I'm an immigrant here with still limited Spanish ;) so I described it as similar to chicken wire. I used the remaining of that hardware cloth while making another structure for the enclosure using concrete (not shown here yet). [/QUOTE]
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