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Post by startparsley on Feb 7, 2008 21:34:00 GMT -8
Im looking at moving in the next month or two, and once I have my own place again, my first project is building a super duper house for Otis. I always read about people w/ waterfalls and I think that would be awesome to have. If anyone can give me some info on the basics I'd appreciate it. Also I hear mention of pools and water dishes/bowls. I have a small water dish, emphasis on small, but Otis has never really had an interest in it. I put him in the tub every day so he can do his business and whatnot, but if I were to put a larger basin in his current cage would he be inclined to do his business in there? Im worried about things like him tipping it over, water being too deep or water being too cold.
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 8, 2008 4:59:23 GMT -8
Room temp water is fine for an enclosure. In a larger basin he may use it for a litter pan, but for many who have been trained to a tub for so long they may not use it at all...unless many days have gone by anyway. I did have a large garden waterfall in Zair's enclosure. He did poop in it and it was hard to clean. It was also hard to clean the enclosure when I was using astroturf because that nearly 100 lb waterfall had to be lifted to pull out the astroturf. There are some other excellent ideas that are more permanent in the enclosure and easier to clean. The Herp Center has some really good articles with step-by-step procedures on how to build from foam insulation. There's an area dedicated to cage construction. You may have to go through the archives, but it's worth it. There are some really good ideas there.
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zammy12
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Post by zammy12 on Feb 29, 2008 23:14:34 GMT -8
My next cage for my iguana is gonna be awsome my dad and I are thinking about setting a mini pool for him to swim. Two lights inside,but since my iguana is a three footer what size should the cage for me be?
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Post by George-n-Me on Feb 29, 2008 23:35:34 GMT -8
they should be atleast 5 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet deep. Thank should be good for an adult iguana but the bigger the better :-D
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j5ive
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Post by j5ive on Mar 1, 2008 9:56:23 GMT -8
I'm planning on building my iguana a 7' high x 6' wide x 4' deep. Although he/she is only 20 inches STL now. I plan on doing this next summer. This would probably last a good while.
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Post by prism_wolf on Mar 1, 2008 19:09:27 GMT -8
jfive - that would last the rest of your igs life! Very nice!
Zammy - at 3' you may as well go for building the adult enclosure now. For one - this will save you from having to build twice - for another - he will love the added room. An enclosure 6'T x 6'W x 3'D would be ideal.
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emari
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Post by emari on Jun 29, 2008 17:26:12 GMT -8
I've been looking at different enclosures and theres not many up total on the internet. I just need a simple enclosure and something that wont take too long to make. Whats the average amount of time to make an enclosure for an adult? I'm thinking something that can be made out of plexiglass and lumber..
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Post by prism_wolf on Jul 1, 2008 11:49:53 GMT -8
emari - if you look in the "sticky" for this section you will find pictures...and many links to pictures...for ideas of what you might be looking for. As for time...using lumber you can build in a weekend depending how handy the one building it is if all you're looking for is a basic set-up. The more detail you put into it the longer it takes. Because of the polyeurthane you will be needing to use - the following weekend would be the projucted "move-in" date.
Have fun "window shopping"...:-D
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