Enclosure questions for BCL and Bearded Dragon

Hi,

I currently have a Bearded Dragon going on 1 year old and in 2 weeks will be getting my Peruvian Long Tail Boa. My beardie is currently in a 40 gallon glass tank. I am ooking 2 build them each a 4' x 2' enclosure. I plan to use 1/2" PVC expanded foam board from Home Depot.

I'll break my questions down by animal. Also, as a point of reference I live in Florida and the house temperature is between 72-74 in the evening and probably 76-78 during the day.

Boa Enclosure

1. Any reason to use something other than the PVC board?

2. How tall should I make the enclosure? Should I just go a full 24" or more like 20"

3. Will a radiant heat panel be sufficient or should I also use a UTH?

Bearded Dragon Enclosure

1. Really just wondering about proper height of the enclosure.

Thanks in advance for an suggestions.

I can't speak for the beardie but I'll comment on the boa....

1) pvc is a fantastic choice.
2) I think a BCL would enjoy the extra height.
3) a RHP will be enough.

Personally, I would go at least 2 feet for the beardie to be able to include lots of things to climb :)


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The bearded dragon will need a little extra height to accommodate the basking light and a raised basking area helps to bring it closer to the light so you need a less power hungry bulb and it adds less overall heat to the entire cage. 4x2x2 is very common for these cages. As a side I used some stones to make a ramp so our beardie trims his claws all in his own every time he basks. Been 5 year and never needed to trim them.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3523193da4.jpg

Thanks everyone. I am going to go with the 4'X2'X2' for both Beardie and the boa. Should be fun to build.

Gunkle - cool ramp. My beardie is currently in a 40 gallon glass tank and I have ceramic tile as the substrate and it doesn't seem to do squat for keeping his nails filed.

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Thanks everyone. I am going to go with the 4'X2'X2' for both Beardie and the boa. Should be fun to build.

Gunkle - cool ramp. My beardie is currently in a 40 gallon glass tank and I have ceramic tile as the substrate and it doesn't seem to do squat for keeping his nails filed.

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Ceramic is to smooth to be effective this was some rougher stone tiles scrap I found. Works great

I have heard the PVC from Home Depot will bend because of the way it is constructed. I can’t remember the specific term, but it’s made differently than the PVC that is used for cages by the professional companies.


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