Made a Custom AP Split Level Condo

[Reinz]

I absolutely Love my AP A25 cage it’s 4 ft wide and 4 ft high. My Jungle Carpet, Esmarelda utilizes all of it and she is very interesting to watch.


I wanted another one to house Olivia, my Olive Python, but I was restrained by available space. I only had 37 inches of vertical room, so a 48 inch tall cage would not fit.

My solution was to sandwich two T -10’s together with a 5” - 4.5” PVC pipe reducer. I had to cut a 5” hole in the top of the bottom cage, and another 5” hole in the bottom of the top cage.

To keep water and waste from seeping around and down from the pipe reducer I sealed the hole with a flexible putty like weather seal.


This gave me a 30” tall cage with seven inches left over for to set up a Herpstat 6 on top of this cage and two others, all with UTHs and RHPs.

As as some of you know, I am a big believer in offering options, so I added a lot.

Though hard to see, behind the perches on both levels are shelves. Each level has a Skyhide on the cool side and floor hides on the warm side.

The bottom level has a UTH and the top level has an RHP.

Olivia uses every comfort offered to her; both Skyhides, floor hides, both shelves and perches, and both heat sources.

I figure that this custom condo will work until she is 6.5-7 ft, then I’ll move her to a 6 ft cage, then an 8 footer if she gets 9-10 ft.

Now, for those of you wondering why there are all of those extra clips near the Skyhides? I was shortsighted when installed the Skyhide in Esmarelda’s A-25. I installed a Large Skyhide without thinking about her outgrowing it. The following pic will explain.


Esmarelda tried to force herself into that hide and as a result snapped 4 clips and the hide with her in it fell a short distance onto the top shelf. She stayed in it for a day that way.

Installing Skyhide is ten times easier if done Before the cage is put together. That is why I added extra clips for Olivia’s Skyhides.

[jmcrook]

Dude! Wildly awesome set up! I love it


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[Reinz]

Dude! Wildly awesome set up! I love it


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Thanks! I’ve had it set up for a few months now and it really seems to be working out well.

[Phillydubs]

Innovation and crafty ness at its finest !

well done! So cool

[Sonny1318]

That’s awesome man, very cool. I like it, thanks for sharing. You’ve always had good ideas

[EL-Ziggy]

Beautiful setups Reinz! Great idea and design on the critter condo.
On another note, I just noticed that our collections kinda mirror each others. (5) carpets, (2) boas, and an Olive. I guess great minds think alike.

[Reinz]

Beautiful setups Reinz! Great idea and design on the critter condo.
On another note, I just noticed that our collections kinda mirror each others. (5) carpets, (2) boas, and an Olive. I guess great minds think alike.

Thank you!

Yeah I knew we had very similar tastes, but I never looked at it that closely. That is funny. And of course, I’ve been thinking about a Scrub for a few years now, but the itch is getting worse, and you are not making it any easier.

Add: It's a good thing that we don’t live in the same town. We would be enabling each other into a constant arms race!

[EL-Ziggy]

R- Trust me on this one. If space allows get the scrub! I'm enamored with mine. He's been really chill. Totally contradicting the horror stories I've heard about their attitudes. He's not as flighty as my carpets or Olive and will stay fairly still while being held. And he's probably my most photogenic critter. I love this guy.

[Craiga 01453]

Awesome setup Reinz!!!! It looks amazing!

That's super cool, thanks for sharing!!!

[Reinz]

R- Trust me on this one. If space allows get the scrub! I'm enamored with mine. He's been really chill. Totally contradicting the horror stories I've heard about their attitudes. He's not as flighty as my carpets or Olive and will stay fairly still while being held. And he's probably my most photogenic critter. I love this guy.

That is so awesome and great to know! I’m so glad that you got a great one.

I’m out of room at the moment. I have to dispose of some furniture first.