Enclosures you've built (for any animal)

Made this about 5 months ago. 8 enclosures, currently housing 2 Corns, 5 BPs, and 1 Tarahumara Boa.

I built two of these for my boas years ago.

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wow these are all really impressive! I can't wait to start on some projects in the future! thanks for posting guys

I love seeing the well built furniture quality pieces that aren't plain on the inside.

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Originally Posted by Kona's Daddy

Made this about 5 months ago. 8 enclosures, currently housing 2 Corns, 5 BPs, and 1 Tarahumara Boa.

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Could you give me some insight on how you made this enclosure? What type of wood did you use? What type of sealant. Any pointers you can give me on how you put that together I would appreciate it. It looks amazing. Thanks.

Here's my 12 x 12 tortoise enclosure. I water the tortoises every day and on the hotter ones(many summer days) leave the hose on for 15-20 minutes which floods the enclosure nicely - they love their wallowing time.
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Originally Posted by mvptext1

Could you give me some insight on how you made this enclosure? What type of wood did you use? What type of sealant. Any pointers you can give me on how you put that together I would appreciate it. It looks amazing. Thanks.

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Hiya,

Thanks for the kind words!

This enclosure was built, 100%, from solid oak and oak plywood. I took about 2 weeks to draw everything out on paper and get the measurements that I wanted for each 'condo,' then went to Lowes about 43 times during the build. :)

If I were to offer one piece of advice....it would be: "Measure three times before you make any cuts." You have to ensure that your math is right, down to the 1/8". If you mess up a full sized piece of lumber, and cut it too short...it's back to the Lowes you go to get another one.

There's a thread in the DIY forum that shows the project, in work. I'll see if I can dig it up and put a link on this post.

Building these things is a TON of fun. Enjoy the ride!!! Feel free to hit me up if you have questions, or want any suggestions.

KD

FOUND IT!!! : http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...o-in-the-works!!!!-)

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Originally Posted by Kona's Daddy

Hiya,

Thanks for the kind words!

This enclosure was built, 100%, from solid oak and oak plywood. I took about 2 weeks to draw everything out on paper and get the measurements that I wanted for each 'condo,' then went to Lowes about 43 times during the build. :)

If I were to offer one piece of advice....it would be: "Measure three times before you make any cuts." You have to ensure that your math is right, down to the 1/8". If you mess up a full sized piece of lumber, and cut it too short...it's back to the Lowes you go to get another one.

There's a thread in the DIY forum that shows the project, in work. I'll see if I can dig it up and put a link on this post.

Building these things is a TON of fun. Enjoy the ride!!! Feel free to hit me up if you have questions, or want any suggestions.

KD

FOUND IT!!! : http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...o-in-the-works!!!!-)

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This is perfect, just what I was looking for. Certain helps to conceptualize how you put the enclosure together.

Thank you for digging that up!

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Originally Posted by Kona's Daddy

Hiya,

Thanks for the kind words!

This enclosure was built, 100%, from solid oak and oak plywood. I took about 2 weeks to draw everything out on paper and get the measurements that I wanted for each 'condo,' then went to Lowes about 43 times during the build. :)

If I were to offer one piece of advice....it would be: "Measure three times before you make any cuts." You have to ensure that your math is right, down to the 1/8". If you mess up a full sized piece of lumber, and cut it too short...it's back to the Lowes you go to get another one.

There's a thread in the DIY forum that shows the project, in work. I'll see if I can dig it up and put a link on this post.

Building these things is a TON of fun. Enjoy the ride!!! Feel free to hit me up if you have questions, or want any suggestions.

KD

FOUND IT!!! : http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...o-in-the-works!!!!-)

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Quick Question for you. Roughly - what are the dimensions of each level? Just want to get an idea of the scope of the structure.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by mvptext1

Quick Question for you. Roughly - what are the dimensions of each level? Just want to get an idea of the scope of the structure.

Thanks

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Each individual enclosure (2 enclosures per floor) is roughly 24" wide x 18" deep x 12" tall. Inclusive of the external wood, the entire piece sits about 4.2 feet wide...and stands about 6 feet tall.

I focused on the internal dimensions of each enclosure first, to ensure I gave my animals 400 square inches of floor space to live in. From there, I built the frame and such around that, to beef it up and make it look like furniture to match other pieces in my house. I also wanted storage underneath...so the cabinet at the bottom is taller (so I can stack books, water bowls, extra hide boxes, scale, and user manuals).

If I had to do it all over again - I would not change a thing. :)

This piece has been awesome for me, and my husbandry (temps, humidity, etc.) has been spot-on since I set up the Herpstat.

My wife loves that it matches our 'normal' furniture. That...in and of itself...made her acceptance of me having 8 snakes MUCH easier to come by!