Benji's soon to be new digs

[wtaffet]

I built this over the memorial weekend 8x4x4 its not sealed or lights or no doors yet. Im gonna be sealing it with Polygem, a zoo/aquarium/animal safe epoxy sealant. Ill post more pics when I have it sealed and lights etc...

[avel]

I like it! Nice.

[wtaffet]

thank you...it looks ghetto right now but its a work in progress you gotta start somewhere.

[Herpgirl]

Looks good. What are you using for doors?

[wtaffet]

im having double sliding doors made....the bottom and top track are this cool bronze colored "w" track and the glass is 1/4 tempered smokey glass...I'll have pictures soon...Im waiting for sealant to ship to me then ill show the doors and post more pics of it.

[wtaffet]

Its been a few weeks since Ive said i would post pics of his new stompin grounds so here it is 8x4x4 made from 2x4's and 4x8 sheets of 1/2 plywood then coated with drylock then I sealed that with polygem 2 part acrylic sealer that is used in zoos etc. I painted the outside in a no VOC dark grey paint then sealed that with minwax gloss acrylic sealer. The outside looks teal I know but I still like it. I had a double light dome that I wired into basking light I run a 100 and 160 watt mercury bulbs then I wired in just xenon lights just for light purposes on the other side and have 4 mister heads that are on timer and wired into a hydrothem controller.the whole thing costed me about 450 still way below a pro made one and to me looks just as good...tell me what you think...Oh and I have it filled with cypress mulch and a huge bail of all natural peat moss that he goes banana's in
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[wtaffet]

A couple more shots...tell me what you guys think

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[txrepgirl]

Very nice . How far away is the basking lamp ? Do you have a vent in there ? He looks good and happy.

[Midwestmonster]

Also, where did you find that track for the sliding glass?

[wtaffet]

Thank you..the basking light is about a 2-2.5ft from where he plops his fat butt my temp shoots about 99-101 so he likes it....the track and glass where made and cut by a local glass company its shower door track cut to the opening dimensions. I dont have the many vents cause they let out humidity a lot and being in colorado we need all we can get.