I'm making a new cage need help (read)

[iguanaman23]

OK my budget is 75 bucks right now i want to make as big of a cage as i can i have a bunch of indoor outdoor carpet any ideas for rocks on the walls iv seen pics of it on here how do i get those? and i need some cage plans anything would be most appreciated

[prism_wolf]

$75 isn't a whole lot, but if you go to salvage yards for houses then you may be able to pick up some pretty good items. You can use large storm windows for the front and seconds on wood for the sides and frame. Check home improvement centers for end cuts from stuff they custom cut for customers. A lot of times they just throw this stuff away. Call them and ask them to save it aside if this is what they do.

Remember!! Make everything easy to clean...which may mean removable shelves or leaving the carpet to a minimum.

[iguanaman23]

well i just found a bunch of plexi glass at my freinds he said i can use so that saves some money got any cage plans? i can use thank you

[brad]

With $75 you are quite limited in what you can build. The plexiglass is usually the most expensive part of the cage. (on my new cage, it was about 25% of the total building material cost).

As far as plans go, you should start simple. How old is your iguana? What is his SVL? How long do you plan on this cage being useful (ie: how long do you want before your ig outgrows the cage?). Also, does this $75 budget include the lights/heater/thermometers?? Or do you have them already?

I build my juvenile cage for about $75 excluding the cost of lights. I used a baby changing table from a thrift store and modified that to work for me.

[Tengtou]

First thing you should do is go to a home improvement store, like home depot or lowes, and go check out the sheets of wood they have there. I was able to build a wood enclosure with 70 dollars a long time ago. It measured 72x24x24 with a screen front. Of course, that is only the enclosure itself. You still have to take in consideration for the ceramic light bulb holders, misc tools like door locks, door hinges, wood spades, plastic or screen front, and other equipments like logs and branches. You should draw out your plan to see exactly what will fit your needs.

70 really isnt enough.

If you are lucky, you can hit up a local pet store and get a glass aquarium. They ussually sell used tanks for $1 per gallon. So you can get a 75 gallon for 70 bucks if you bargain. Then just use a screen top. But a 75 gallon is a tad small...

[Yungair23]

Get some PVC pipes, Platic Coated Chicken Wire, makea frame and wrap it up. If your wanting to keep humidity high, then ditch the chicken wire and rivet/screw some plexigalss to it.