update on tushaes cage

[tushae]

here r some pics of tusahes cage being built its 6x4x3

this is the frame and half of the mesh on


here is a pic of the shelf




now i have a question i have no idea wut to do for the bottom or top
should i just do mesh on top too or no?
any help would be awesome.

oh yeah how does the viv look so far?

[iguanaman23]

it looks good for the top i would do mesh and the bottom would pute wood then throw down some floor tiles or for the bottom you could aslo do mesh and pute a peace of carbored under the cage so when he poopes it all goes on the floor under the cage onto the cardbored it would make cleaning easyer just get a new peace of carbored ;D

[prism_wolf]

For the top I would suggest a wire so the lights have no chance of melting the plastic mesh. Hardware cloth or small gauge "rabbit hutch" wire mesh can hold up to that. You can use the plastic mesh for the bottom, too. Adding scrap linoleum will keep the poop from getting to the floor and still keep the cage light-weight. You can add the newspaper over the lino for easy clean-up.

You WILL find that keeping the humidity up in a cage like that nearly impossible. Covering the sides and all of the top except for where the lights sit, will help IMMENSELY on keeping the moisture levels at a hopeful 60%. Your goal is between 60% - 80%. Most people have trouble getting to 50% in an open-air cage. Extra misting and baths will help make up for the lack of humidity...

P.S. The cage is looking very good so far...plenty of room. The nice thing about PVC is that you can always expand pretty easily as needed. Good job... ;D.

[IguanaKing]

Just a comment on the ty-raps you are using to secure the plastic mesh to the pipes. I see that many of them have just a tiny remnant of what was trimmed off sticking out. I recommend that you use a pair of flush-cut cutters and go back and trim all of those so nothing sticks out. It may be difficult to believe, but you or your ig could get cut up pretty badly by those remnants. I know this because I get sliced up pretty regularly when I drag my arm across a wire bundle in one of the airplanes I'm working on. You can get a pair at your local hobby shop for about 12 bucks. They're usually marketed as "sprue cutters". Since you're going to have an iguana in there...no need to add to the future scars on your arms.

Other than that, it looks great!

[prism_wolf]

Great tips I.K.! I don't have mine flush for the outdoor enclosure for Zair, but they all face out so he doesn't get hurt...I DO, however. When I bring this to educational programs I have to place a sign on the cage...not for Zair biting, but that the cage bites!

[IguanaKing]

Heh...I've actually had to go to the ER a couple of times to get stitched up in particularly bad incidents of getting my arm stuck and having to yank it out. Some of them were even cut off at angles, so they had nice, sharp little points on them. GRRRR!!!! Makes me want to strangle the guy who cut them off like that.

;D

BTW...its the Xuron Model 410 Micro-shear. It does an excellent job, and lasts for years with heavy use. With occasional use, you'll probably never have to buy another one.