New Sav Cage

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It is herculiner. I used a roller and a brush to put it on.Goes on like paint. $80.00 for the gallon. I put two coats on and I only used half.
 
were did u get it? is it tough? water proof?
 
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;3623949; said:
were did u get it? is it tough? water proof?

I got it from Rick at lvbeardeddragons. I put three coats of water seal on the inside and outside. I also just put down about 2 ft of dirt and a few rocks on the inside. So to hold about a ton of rock and dirt it is real tough. I will post more pics soon.
 
ok! i might use that on my caiman enclosure. but it is costly for the space i need. tryin to find a cheaper product that is similar. so u put down water seal before u put it down?
BTW thanks for the awesome idea!! it is gonna make my enclosure so much better!!
 
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;3624525; said:
ok! i might use that on my caiman enclosure. but it is costly for the space i need. tryin to find a cheaper product that is similar. so u put down water seal before u put it down?
BTW thanks for the awesome idea!! it is gonna make my enclosure so much better!!

I did not put down water sealer before the liner. Sounds like it may have been a good idea but to late now. I cant imagine water gettieng through this stuff. I covered 8ft long by 4 ft wide and 18inches tall with 1/2 a gallon and I put two coats on. For the cost and the durability it was worth it.
 
Here are some new pics. Still need to put more furniture in. Both of these savs were rescues. First time the were introduced.

sav pair.JPG

paint sav cage with sand.JPG
 
yeah but i have to cover 10' by 13'. cost wise it would be too much. You had to cover 34sq ft. I have to cover nearly 130sq ft. each gallon is rated for 60sq ft. means i would need 2 gallons(here they are nearly 100 bucks a pop) and 1 qt which is 40 bucks. 240 bucks total. yeah i gotta find a cheaper way. alot of other products though.
thanks for the idea though!! they look nice!
 
I added a big log in the cage. The monitors already love it. I will get a final full cage shot soon. Glass got dirty while I was moving stuff in and out. I still have other plans like adding shelves and a Retes stack. But it will be over time.

sav cage on stump.JPG
 
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