Nemo
Hatchling Dragon
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Very nice.... I want one....lol!!
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DIY Bowser New Home
- Thread starter Josh&Bowser
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- Mungi's World- Dayton,Ohio
Looking Good
Couple of suggestions...The switch is nice but you will also want to plug in your power to a timer which will let you setup proper day/night cycles without having to be there to turn the switch off/on manually. Also if it where me I would drill some ventilation holes in the top of your light cover box to allow the heat from the fixtures to vent especially over the Basking and CHE fixtures as they can get really hot.
Your doing a great job and am enjoying the updates!!
Couple of suggestions...The switch is nice but you will also want to plug in your power to a timer which will let you setup proper day/night cycles without having to be there to turn the switch off/on manually. Also if it where me I would drill some ventilation holes in the top of your light cover box to allow the heat from the fixtures to vent especially over the Basking and CHE fixtures as they can get really hot.Your doing a great job and am enjoying the updates!!
Josh&Bowser
Hatchling Dragon
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- Clovis, NM
Yeah I had planned on adding some of those circular vent on the top box as well.
For now I am just leaving the top box propped open. Bowser was sitting on my lap when I was finishing up the last few things. He decided to climb in and check it out on is own.
For now I am just leaving the top box propped open. Bowser was sitting on my lap when I was finishing up the last few things. He decided to climb in and check it out on is own.
Josh&Bowser
Hatchling Dragon
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- Clovis, NM
Where can I find the CHE light. Oh and I do plan on getting a timer. Good call I did not think of that one.
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looks awesome man! great job
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You can find CHE's at most pet stores that sell reptile supplies but they are cheaper if ordered online.
This a supplier that I have used many times before and I use the ZooMed ones. You may want to wait on getting a CHE and see what you temps at night are going to do first as a CHE is only needed if they go below 65F. And then only needed to knock the chill off so they need to be used with a thermostat. They put out a lot of heat so the thermostat will heat things up to where you set the temp and cut the CHE off to prevent it from over-heating your enclosure at nght.
http://www.reptilesupply.com/index.php?cPath=30_70
Looks great on the enclosure...I would suggest you letting it air-out a few days before putting your dragon in it though to make sure there are no toxic fumes from all of the construction still in there.
Enjoy!
This a supplier that I have used many times before and I use the ZooMed ones. You may want to wait on getting a CHE and see what you temps at night are going to do first as a CHE is only needed if they go below 65F. And then only needed to knock the chill off so they need to be used with a thermostat. They put out a lot of heat so the thermostat will heat things up to where you set the temp and cut the CHE off to prevent it from over-heating your enclosure at nght.
http://www.reptilesupply.com/index.php?cPath=30_70
Looks great on the enclosure...I would suggest you letting it air-out a few days before putting your dragon in it though to make sure there are no toxic fumes from all of the construction still in there.
Enjoy!
Josh&Bowser
Hatchling Dragon
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- Clovis, NM
Ok we'll Bowser moved in and seems happy. He actually climbed in him self.
Josh&Bowser
Hatchling Dragon
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- Location
- Clovis, NM
I also used the Che the other day and watched the temps closely the hottest it got was 87
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I'm thinking that would be hard to clean 
. Looks nice though.
. Looks nice though.
Josh&Bowser
Hatchling Dragon
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- Clovis, NM
Yeah but I did not think that far ahead
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Does look good I agree with Germ that it is going to be difficult to thoroughly clean...You might want to save old toothbrushes to help get into the lil nooks and crannies. Also remember that you are going to have to periodically re-seal your walls and platform. How often will depend on how many coats of sealer you put on it but for sure after a couple of really thorough scrubbing I would re-apply a coat or two of sealer.
Also if you want to knock some of the gloss off of the background you can lightly sand the ModPodge.
Btw...The stand you built looks great too!
Enjoy!!
I agree with Germ that it is going to be difficult to thoroughly clean...You might want to save old toothbrushes to help get into the lil nooks and crannies. Also remember that you are going to have to periodically re-seal your walls and platform. How often will depend on how many coats of sealer you put on it but for sure after a couple of really thorough scrubbing I would re-apply a coat or two of sealer.Also if you want to knock some of the gloss off of the background you can lightly sand the ModPodge.
Btw...The stand you built looks great too!
Enjoy!!
Josh&Bowser
Hatchling Dragon
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Thanks yeah I grabbed the wrong stuff and was glossy.
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Doesn't matter...You were learning...that is what makes the adventure of a new project fun after-all and besides when you re-coat next time you can use the Matte Finish if you prefer
