my work in progress

[Garter_Gertie]

And Lori is the Queen of Very Cool, Great Looking Enclosures. She uses birdhouses, wreaths, all kinds of stuff!

[NetBSD]

well some updates.....


had the misses pick up some screen for over the side holes, got my 1x3's cut down for the frame work of the front cover and had the misses pick up a fake ivory vine.

dont mind the mess, its my lil work corner and i work messy




what do you guys think of the fake vine? i dunno if i really like it all that much.

now im trying to decide the location of hides and watering hole. and i dunno if i should add another 3"x3" fan on the other side, this will be the only venting the enclosure will have because the front cover is going to be plexiglas. maybe i can cut a hole in the top for lighting and venting?

[NetBSD]

pinky died . just got home to see it bunched up in the corner of his lil tank. on the brighter side while i was snake hunting at my buddies i ran into a nest of redbacked salamanders, so i got about 10-15 of them to hold me over till i can get some minnows or something. gotta find a good source of food for the winter.

[NetBSD]

ok so the past 2 nights i have been using the light from my temporary setup in the new enclosure, what do you guys think of these temps?

about 84F on the hot side, about 80F on the cool side. first time ever using these temp strips so im having a hard time understanding what the temp really is, so maybe someone can help me out here. ive read on a webpage you go by the brightes colour, so thats what i went by, this is also with the 3x3" fan running, if i turn the fan off the hot side jumps up to 86F

this is what i have

[reptile3]

I have heard those don't give you the exact temps... This is what I have in all my reptiles enclosures..

Acu-Rite Digital Humidity Monitor & Thermometer

you can find it at Wal mart, for under $15

ok so the past 2 nights i have been using the light from my temporary setup in the new enclosure, what do you guys think of these temps?

about 84F on the hot side, about 80F on the cool side. first time ever using these temp strips so im having a hard time understanding what the temp really is, so maybe someone can help me out here. ive read on a webpage you go by the brightes colour, so thats what i went by, this is also with the 3x3" fan running, if i turn the fan off the hot side jumps up to 86F

this is what i have

[Aundrea]

awwwwwwwww Im sorry about the pinky. I was comming on here to ask you how it was doing.

I really love what your doing to the old TV. It sure is comming alont nice. I cant wait to see what it looks like when its all done.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm I might have to have my other half find an old TV and build me something like that

[Garter_Gertie]

I, personally, am not keen on fake plants, etc.

HOWEVER, when I see Lori's stuff, I'm shocked. And Kevie did THE GREATEST tee-pee like kind'a hide for george. And it was stunning.

I'm thinking as you add more and hides and water and whatevers it's going to look better than just what you have now. Know what I mean?

[jitami]

I would try another fan before cutting a hole in the top. I'd flip the other fan around or wire it backward so you have one blowing in and one blowing out. Gentle breeze year around Just make sure you use a thermometer so you know what's going on in there. As for lighting, how about some of those little recessed lights that swivel, like they use for accent lighting? They may fit in those little holes above the fan holes? Btw, I like the fake vine and think you may like it more once you have the rest of the furnishings in place

[NetBSD]

ehh maybe i will like uit more after itas all dressed up..

as for the fans i was thinking of making one sucking air in and one blowing air out, like a wind tunnel sorta thing. right now that fan is set to suck air out and im hoping that with just that little bit of air flow it keeps the air fresh. gunna finish dressing up the inside first and then run a 3 day test without the snake in it, see what the hot and cool side temps will be and all.

[NetBSD]

well im on a roll tonight, its now 12:08am and i just finished for the night. got the plexiglas cut and the door frame painted.




you can also see my temp strips i mounted.

still alot of work fine tuning everything and making it safe but i couldnt call it a day till i had this part of it done.