[squee_JTHM]

Id like to see your lineatus cages please.. ive been thinking of redoing my last ones cage but i have no ideas or even know where to begin for redoing it

[Riverside Reptiles]

Here's my lineatus enclosure:

[Little_m]

Thats was a unusual viv. How have you built it?

[Riverside Reptiles]

Originally Posted by Little_m

Thats was a unusual viv. How have you built it?

It's made from a rubbermaid farm animal trough (also called a "stock tank"). The top and bottom front are made of plexi. The center (the door) is screen. It's screwed to the wall so it hangs like a piece of art and takes up no floor space.

[Little_m]

Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

It's made from a rubbermaid farm animal feeding trough. The top and bottom front are made of plexi. The center (the door) is screen. It's screwed to the wall so it hangs like a piece of art and takes up no floor space.

Sweet, that was a really cool idea. I have thought about some solution to hang an viv up on the wall. But didnt come up with something that was light enough, but this is a realy great idea =)
Maybe I should try to build one of those for my r. ciliatus

[jazzmachine]

I've got a couple of these bins that are very similiar in size to those. I just have a couple questions about the whole converting procedure. I am not all that handy so bare with me, if I'm asking very simple questions. How did you attach the plexi to the container? How did you cut the plexi? Did you use any kind of cover over the light inside? What kind of bulb is that in there? Are those just regular door hinges you have used for the screen door? Thanks for any help you can provide. I think I am going to try this hopefully soon...

Kevin

[Riverside Reptiles]

Originally Posted by jazzmachine

I've got a couple of these bins that are very similiar in size to those. I just have a couple questions about the whole converting procedure. I am not all that handy so bare with me, if I'm asking very simple questions. How did you attach the plexi to the container? How did you cut the plexi? Did you use any kind of cover over the light inside? What kind of bulb is that in there? Are those just regular door hinges you have used for the screen door? Thanks for any help you can provide. I think I am going to try this hopefully soon...

Kevin

Kevin, the whole thing is really pretty simple. The plexi was attached with aluminum rivets for a clean finished look and no rust. But I'm sure that you could use screws just the same. I then took a router to it to cut the round edges. The door and the rest of the white trim were made from extruded pvc plastic which is great stuff to work with and doesn't rot like wood and will always stay nice and bright white. The hinges I bought at a local boat shop and are stainless steel (no rust). You can also get stainless hinges at any hardware store I'm sure. But I live on the water, so boat stores are easier to find than hardware stores around here. The light is just a cheap outdoor fluorescent ($10) from Home Depot. Since it's an outdoor light, it's sealed water tight. And it's only like 9 watts and it's fluorescent, so it puts off almost no heat. It was made to be hard wired, but it was easy enough to put a plug on it.

It's way better than any glass enclosure of similar size...much lighter, much stronger, and the rounded edges inside make it a breeze to clean. Not to mention the ability to hang it on the wall and take up no floor space. Plus it looks cool. Everyone that walks in and sees it, comments on it. Needless to say, I've been nothing but happy with it. I'm planning on making several others in several different configurations. These rubbermaid feed troughs (stock tanks) come in a bunch of sizes from 50 gallons up to 625 gallons. So, the options are pretty endless.

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions just ask and I'll do my best to answer

[jazzmachine]

Thanks alot for the info. Couple of things, how did you attach each piece of PVC? Also is the screen just hot glued to the outside then? Or is it framed in between 2 pieces of PVC?
Yeah the bins i've got are about 44" long by 24 by 24. So definitely nice and big. Thanks again...

Kevin

[Riverside Reptiles]

Originally Posted by jazzmachine

Thanks alot for the info. Couple of things, how did you attach each piece of PVC? Also is the screen just hot glued to the outside then? Or is it framed in between 2 pieces of PVC?
Yeah the bins i've got are about 44" long by 24 by 24. So definitely nice and big. Thanks again...

Kevin

No problem. The pvc above and below the door are just screwed to the tub with stainless screws. But they're screwed from the back so that no screw heads show. The screen is made from screen porch stuff. Basically it's a track that's screwed to the pvc. Then you use a screen tool to push the screen into the track. And then there's a white plastic "cover" that snaps on over the track. All of this stuff is available at Home Depot type stores. And all of these methods can be changed to suit your needs. Since this is something that I have to look at daily in my house, I tend to go the extra mile and make it look as finished and professional as possible. But there are cheaper, easier ways I'm sure. Use your imagination, make it original, and have fun with it

[strikedistance]

There you go again ethan. Showing off that viv. Man when will you ever stop!!! Just kidding. I really like it. Looks like it works great