Here’s my outside cage for my Bearded Dragon. Today was warm out - the first day he had gone in the cage for a while. The build is probably 3-4ft cubed. It was originally a sand pit for my sister and I when we were little, but we changed it into a cage when I got this guy. The basics of the cage is a 4-sided frame made out of wood with a small lip 6” off the bottom. The top originally had a little shader. It is curved just barely. All sides are stapled (or zip tied) with chicken wire.
The door is a simple 4-square frame reinforced with chicken wire. It has 2 simple hinges with a little handle. It also has a small lock. Above it is plastic mesh because plastic is easier to cut than chicken wire
On the inside, the cage bottom is at floor-level. I had to dig a foot under to put a tarp under so things like ants could not make it into the cage. Since my mom works at a wildlife museum, they always have spare rocks and pieces of wood, so it was a simple task to find the right pieces. As you can see, I also built a little 1x1x4 box to give him my Bearded Dragon a place to rest safely on a smooth surface. The bottom substrate is sand x gravel from Joshua Tree (via the museum).
This cage is very simple to make and very hardy. It’s been up and running for over 7 years. I highly recommend this for any future builds
The door is a simple 4-square frame reinforced with chicken wire. It has 2 simple hinges with a little handle. It also has a small lock. Above it is plastic mesh because plastic is easier to cut than chicken wire
On the inside, the cage bottom is at floor-level. I had to dig a foot under to put a tarp under so things like ants could not make it into the cage. Since my mom works at a wildlife museum, they always have spare rocks and pieces of wood, so it was a simple task to find the right pieces. As you can see, I also built a little 1x1x4 box to give him my Bearded Dragon a place to rest safely on a smooth surface. The bottom substrate is sand x gravel from Joshua Tree (via the museum).
This cage is very simple to make and very hardy. It’s been up and running for over 7 years. I highly recommend this for any future builds
