New Ackie Enclosure

Hey Guys (& Gals),

Lots of changes going on here at the moment; adding a whole new room to house the collection, and the first animals to move are the acanthurus.

Vital stats:

4x3x3 feet (lxwxh)
12 inches of substrate (dirt/sand mix)

Here's some pics:

[IMG]http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../ackienew3.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../ackienew2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../ackienew4.jpg[/IMG]

Enjoy!

Chris

That is beautiful! I mean the ackies.

Lovely cage, too.

Looks good! :D

How big do these guys get?

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Originally Posted by el8ch

Looks good! :D

How big do these guys get?

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I acquired my pair as adults about 4 years ago and they haven't grown to any degree. They're around 18-20 inches long.

Chris

What did you use to seal the wood? I think I saw in one of your other posts you use "diamond coat" varathane. Am I correct? That's water based is it not? How does it hold up? The set up and the ackies look great.

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Originally Posted by Big Dave

What did you use to seal the wood? I think I saw in one of your other posts you use "diamond coat" varathane. Am I correct? That's water based is it not? How does it hold up? The set up and the ackies look great.

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Yes I used Varathane "Diamond" finish; semi-gloss interior. Five coats, let it cure for 2 weeks. It was recommended by someone who used it for water dragons and had no problems for 5 years. So far so good.

Thanks for the compliments :D

Chris

Awesome Cage.. Even more Awesome Animals:gj::gj::gj: I wish I had space :(

Looks real good Chris :gj:

Absolutely stunning! It's nice to see someone give Monitors what they deserve! :)

Nice,Chris.Hows the Ornate?

Greg

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Originally Posted by gbassett

Nice,Chris.Hows the Ornate?

Greg

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Hey Greg,

He's just awesome. The wood for his new enclosure is curing right now, and I've been moving a ton of enclosures around. The big problem is where half of his new enclosure is going there are 3 8x4x2 enclosures sitting - occupied! So I'm going to build half, move him, move the big snakes, and then tear down the 8x4s and make the other half.

Too much work, but it'll be well worth it in the end! :D

Chris

The enclosure looks excellent! I looooooveeee those Ackies, very cool little guys!

very nice set up you have there