OldestMagician
Well-Known Member
Hi guys, pretty new around here and with reptiles in general. Got my reptile license a couple of months ago and bought myself a little Spotted yearling:
He's currently in a 2 foot fish tank with 3 sides painted but it feels a bit small and I can't fit too much in there for him to explore so I've decided to build a slightly bigger enclosure for him. The idea is to have 3 MDF sides and glass sliding doors.
I'm a bit of a DIY enthusiast and have built a few things, like bedside tables and fish tank stands but I do have a tendency to get overexcited and rush things, so I'm taking my time with this one and making sure everything fits nice and squarely. I'm also learning how to use a circular saw properly.
Here's where I am so far:
As you can see, I've got the main shape sorted (being inspected by the daughter of the mother+daughter cats I have) and siliconed the joins. I've just gone and bought some glass door tracks from Bunnings after reading about them on this site. Now I need to make up an box for the length of the ceiling so the glass I've sourced will fit properly.
My other question is, what can I use to seal the inside from water? I had a look around Bunnings in the paint section but couldn't find anything that looked appropriate, although I didn't look in the pond section or anything.
I'll update as I go along, cheers.
He's currently in a 2 foot fish tank with 3 sides painted but it feels a bit small and I can't fit too much in there for him to explore so I've decided to build a slightly bigger enclosure for him. The idea is to have 3 MDF sides and glass sliding doors.
I'm a bit of a DIY enthusiast and have built a few things, like bedside tables and fish tank stands but I do have a tendency to get overexcited and rush things, so I'm taking my time with this one and making sure everything fits nice and squarely. I'm also learning how to use a circular saw properly.
Here's where I am so far:
As you can see, I've got the main shape sorted (being inspected by the daughter of the mother+daughter cats I have) and siliconed the joins. I've just gone and bought some glass door tracks from Bunnings after reading about them on this site. Now I need to make up an box for the length of the ceiling so the glass I've sourced will fit properly.
My other question is, what can I use to seal the inside from water? I had a look around Bunnings in the paint section but couldn't find anything that looked appropriate, although I didn't look in the pond section or anything.
I'll update as I go along, cheers.