Tub Enclosure

[ShadowVengance]

heres a pic btw. i was gonna sell it but since no1 is really interested i think i'll just keep it. its a pretty cool pet to have anyways but im just not sure on how to build it a bigger enclosure.

Terrific moniter!!! Be sure to build it a good home

 

[arlo]

thanks! i plan too

 

[Jeox]

Just go to any hardware store and ask. They are forr holding 2 peices of wood tod=gether while glue dries.

 

[arlo]

cool thanks, but it looks like someone is going to buy him mixed emotions lol

 

[dacox]

The enclosure looks like a temporary setup to me too. I'm pretty sure it's not their permanant home, but you could definately set up a nice enclosure in a trough like that. There are many people who keep/breed monitors in these setups. You can get these galvanized steel cattle troughs for cheap too.

I would suggest staying away from the steel mesh type tops. They don't hold any humidity in at all, and can be dangerous to the monitors if they are climbing on them if you keep your heat lamps on top of them. The metal below the lights gets REAL hot and can cause severe burns. I would suggest building something more like this...

Photo courtesy of Pro-Exotics.com <-- They have really good info on their website about creating setups.

BTW... nice looking monitor

 

[arlo]

thanks for that! seriously what i was looking for. u guys do a better job of helping than www.kingsnake.com and they are supposed to be the #1 reptile forum.

 

[dacox]

Yeah, I've lurked on kingsnake for a few years now. There are some guys on there that really know their stuff, but a lot of the time they tend not to help out much. BTW, here's a website that sells the galvanized steel tubs like the one in the picture...

http://www.stockyardsupply.com/page11/index2.html

I would stick with a steel one like that instead of a rubbermaid/plastic one. I think it would hold up better in the long run since monitors can be real destructive with their nails.

 

[softturtle]

Did anyone notice that the enclosure was almost filled to the top with water? Kind of odd. Even for a water monitor.

 

[dacox]

Yeah... that's why I think it is only temporary. Some sort of training enclosure.