Give me your ideas!!

[OuZo]

We're more looking for ideas on diffreent cage designs (and even substrates) which are quicker and easier to clean than pulling out newspaper and disinfecting each time. Watching Reptilemania inspires ya

[Ricko]

id be asking around for mates who know people. thats how i got everything. did 2x 4x2's at $120 for wood and then the fitout

[SNKMST]

heheh i didnt think you would notice I stole the squiggie idea haahahah

[dugadugabowbow]

70 Good cages will cost an arm and a leg basically, once you add in electical stuff, stats, vents, glass, track etc.
As far as easy cleaning BC is to clean but it does cost money and you have to do a total clean from time to time.
As far as cleaning newspaper/butchers paper and disinfecting each time is the best way to keep them clean, anything that your not disinfecting each time isn't going to be as 'clean' but thats not to say it's needed.
I don't think theres going to be a way to re invent the wheel when it comes to cleaning without alot of mucking about.

One way you can save ALOT of money on melamine is by buying offcuts from kitchen/cabinet markers, most have a few scuffs and dents in them but once they are cleaned it's not noticable.
If you are building them to sell then that wouldn't be worth doing, but if it's for yourself it's great, all the melamine cages i have are built out of offcuts and they look the same as the brand new.
You do get some funky colors though (which i like) not just white, green, blue, brown, eicky looking 70s fake timber style

I built a cage 1600x 1500x 600 out of offcuts and it cost me about $70 for the melamine.

[dugadugabowbow]

Heres an example of a cage i did a little while ago, each enclosure is 950wx550dx500h, the melamine cost $40, glass and track $150, microclimate stat $130, globes and wiring $20.
$340 all up.

[waruikazi]

I use pond liner on the bottom of my cages with BC on top. If it ever gets too messy i just take the whole thing out and hose it down.