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04-May-07, 12:40 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Queenslander Age: 25 | | | Im making a Beardie Enclosure (pics)
Ok so i have decided to give this building thing ago. I'm trying to make an Enclosure for my beardies. I started off with a tv unit i picked up for $15, i gutted it and built the rest myself. I'll post more pics as i go along so tell my what ya think. oh yeah and i made the light cage all by myself too, im really happy how its all turning out! 
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04-May-07, 12:44 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: brisbane Queensland Gender:  | | | | good start mate... what are the dimensions? |
04-May-07, 12:46 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Queenslander Age: 25 | | | | about 3.5x3.5x2 feet
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04-May-07, 12:52 AM
|  | Josh! Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Bulli, N.S.W Age/Gender: 23  | | | | How did you texture the left hand side wall and ledge??
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04-May-07, 12:56 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Queenslander Age: 25 | | | | Foam filler in a can, then painted then sealed it with watered down pva and bondcrete
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04-May-07, 01:04 AM
| | Josh! Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Bulli, N.S.W Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Mac  Foam filler in a can, then painted then sealed it with watered down pva and bondcrete | Cool. Did you paint the PVA on first, let it dry and then use the bond crete or did you mix the watered down PVA and bondcrete together??
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04-May-07, 11:16 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Queenslander Age: 25 | | | | Mixed them together till it made a paste. I did two coats with this mix.
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04-May-07, 11:22 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: SYDNEY Age: 28 | | | Looks great! just a couple of suggestions (I know your not finished yet, And im always first to comment on the saying "never show a fool an unfinished job"  ) You will need a log or rock on the ledge so they can get closer to the heat source. also play around with the bulb wattage as they will need a good heat gradient in the enclosure. other than that im sure your beardies will LOVE it!! Good on ya for DIY, thanks for sharing Ben
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04-May-07, 11:24 AM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Hawkesbury Gender: | | | | Congrats, WELL DONE!!!
I think it is looking great, dont forget to show us when its full!
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04-May-07, 11:26 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | | not trying to be a kill joy,..but how are they gonna get up to the heat/UVB light?
they have to be able to get within a certain distance of the UVB light (6-8 inches for a tube, or 12 inches from an MVB) to get any effects from it....and falling 2-3 foot if they slip can result in injuries.
that being said,...you could put shelf across the middle and have like a double cage,...
it does look nice though,...sorry if that sounds critical.
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04-May-07, 11:34 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Queenslander Age: 25 | | | | thanks for all the advice ppl. I have a Tree look drift wood going in there with lots of branches at different heights so that they can reach the uv and heat spots and cos i know they like to be up higher. Only half finished so i still got heaps to do, installing the uv light is next on my list
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