Hello!
When we first adopted 1 1/2 yr old Sappho, she was housed under these conditions:
She was on walnut (ick), and had a twig, which wouldn't even stand up. She had a cave, but she was clearly getting too big to comfortably fit inside it.
Then we moved her arrangements around like this (the same day we rehomed her):
And then we rescued another (baby) beardie, Achilles. So we rearranged Sappho's tank, added a T8 tube, found a really fun poster to put behind the back glass, gave her a flax seed box, and a new hiding spot. We also put her tank up on a coffee table stand that we found for free on a street corner.
Before the current set-up:
Here is the new current set-up:
Sappho's tank close-up:
Achilles' tank (smaller, but he is still tiny, so it works until we build a custom for both of them!-- thanks for all of the neat build ideas, folks!!):
Here is their outside house (we found this at a second hand store for $1.50:
EDIT/UPDATE:
I worked really hard this weekend, and built this new home out of an older display case. It took me around 15 hours to complete, and cost under $200 for everything. I found that the most expensive part was the new plexiglass and track lighting. It looks really cool in person, and Im pretty proud of myself, as I do not have any carpentry background (I didn't even take shop in high school...lol). After reading through and looking at everyone's post, I felt confident and just went with it!
Here is the original display case, advertised from a small antique shop for $58, sold to me for $35:
The back of the display case has nice sliding doors on the top. I took the mirrors out, and cut plexiglass to fit into the doors-- after I painted them:
Here is a picture with the top doors in:
Next, I painted the bottom-- which is Achilles's home:
After:
I bought fairly cheap vents that are covered with mesh wire at the local hardware store. Cutting the holes was tricky, and I honestly did not do the best of job...but I managed to make it work. Next time, I want to connect the vents with something other than silicone--it ended up looking kind of messy after it dried.
I forgot to take more pictures.... but here is the whole assembly! It measures 4 feet long by 19 inches wide, and 16 inches high in each level.
Any suggestions for improvements would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
And another Canadian! Ya! Let's all keep our viv pics coming! :love5:
