Sam's New Table

[Beastley]

Hello, this took me a whole day to build, and 3 after sealing, etc. He seems much happier in this than in his aquarium that we rescued him out of.....

Demensions, 2'Wide x 4'Long x 2'High. A Cave for a hide, that he hasn't discovered yet (He just burrowed in the soil tonight, but has not found his Cave!

This thing is huge and butt ugly, but does the job. I am proud!

Wish us luck on the vet visit Friday, runny nose......

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Did I Mention: CAT PROOF!

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Let me know what you think!

 

[Yvonne G]

Very nice!! I would try to figure out how to hang the lights instead of clamping them. Its safer, and the "rays" would be going straight down instead of at an angle.

 

[Beastley]

Thanx for the pointer, Easy enough to do.........

 

[tortoisenerd]

Very nice! A lamp stand is the easy solution, and then you can easily adjust the height too. What kind of bulbs do you have? The more hides the better. Even a large hay pile, a fake plant, or a box do great. Besides the cool hide, I focus on one in a moderate temp zone, and one right next to the basking spot. Did you bump up the temps a few degrees for the runny nose? Good luck!

 

[Beastley]

Right now, I'm using a UVB bulb and a ceramic heat emitter, the basking temp ranges from 88 to 103 depending on the room temp.

 

[heyprettyrave]

what did you use to seal it?

 

[Beastley]

Spray laquer and silicone. and let it air out for 2 days