Cage building for dummies

[rrcoolj]

The cage is now complete! I might have skipped a couple steps though. I bout tracks and glass and installed them all. The cage is almost ready for Riley my almost year old tegu. Total cost will be right around 400$ when I get everything. Maybe a little more. Anyway pics cus I am super happy!

 

[TEGU_JAKE]

It looks great :]

 

[rrcoolj]

Thank you, it's almost tegu ready.

 

[isdrake]

Looking good.

 

[slideaboot]

Looks awesome. If you're worried about your tegu sliding the doors open, get a couple of showcase locks. They're SUPER easy to install/use and will also keep your cage locked.

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[rrcoolj]

@isdrake-thanks for the comment

@slideaboot-thanks but i already have that lock for the cage.

 

[Guest]

Great job building this enclosure. It looks absolutely great! `I'm sure you'll have one happy tegu moving into that enclosure


About locks on the enclosures. One can actually make them out of a paperclip or other types of metal "wire". We bend our own locks - not children prooved, though, but only animal prooved. If you bend a paperclip in a "S-shape" so it fits in between the sliding glas, it cannnot be opened without moving the papirclip

 

[rrcoolj]

Great job building this enclosure. It looks absolutely great! `I'm sure you'll have one happy tegu moving into that enclosure


About locks on the enclosures. One can actually make them out of a paperclip or other types of metal "wire". We bend our own locks - not children prooved, though, but only animal prooved. If you bend a paperclip in a "S-shape" so it fits in between the sliding glas, it cannnot be opened without moving the papirclip

thanks, I might steel that idea.

 

[Guest]

Your welcome - I "stole" the idea myself from some friends

 

[rrcoolj]

Well he has officially moved in

It's not done... I still have to add more mulch, branches, etc. and I also need to install the humidity system which will come later. I will update this thread as I update the enclosure. But many pics to celebrate!

 

[Guest]

That looks pretty great.

Where did you get the metal glass track? I've been looking for some but have only come across the plastic stuff.

 

[rrcoolj]

"rockler.com" has everything glass track. I just ordered 2 4ft strips. And thier not metal thier plastic. I also got locks from there.