[python1324]

This unit will be for my in house reptile room that I keep all my reptiles that don't always eat insects like my cresteds and leachies. As opposed to my separate room for the other insect eating reptiles.

Here is my design:



Blue prints:




It will house 9 Jungle Box 10 gallon horizontal terrariums, 6 Exo-Terra 18 x 18's and 3 Exo-Terra 12 x 18's. The unit will be all wood with a white finish and will have 3 cabinets above the terrariums. The terrariums can slide in and out of their shelves for cleaning. Each unit that surrounds the terrariums will have a protective water proof hard plastic laminate shell. There will also be a day and night lighting cycle with a dim moon light for night viewing. The units will also have a frame that comes on and off that makes each cage look more built in.







Its a perfect fit! I just left the closet doors in and built around them.





Next part is for the ten gallon terrariums.






Now the divider walls go up. These can come in and out easily if I ever need to change lights. The dividing walls are just as tall as each terrarium leaving me room to install lights above.



They just snap in.




Now the cabinet doors...



Electrical cord holes.




This large one is next to an outlet that I had installed in the closet a few months back knowing that I was going to turn the closet into this unit.



Seeing how things fit. You can see the frame that will be going around the fronts of the terrariums, they just snap on and off like the divider walls.






There it is as of know! And the more I look at it, the more I don't like the frames that go around that terrariums! They are too plain and bulky and cover-up too much. Let me know what you think.

I still have lighting and a bunch of other things but its nice to see what I is going to look like.

More to come.

[Sybet]

Wow, that is gonna look great! It's already awesome!

[smk]

looks sweet my vote is no frames but i'd like to see a pic without them

[pakinjak]

No frames. The rest looks very well thought out and accomplished. Good job.

[mmd66]

your carpentry abilities and attention to detail are incredible.
cant wait to see completion.
btw any pics of your insect eating reptile room ?

[Debbie]

That looks amazing!

[python1324]

Originally Posted by mmd66

your carpentry abilities and attention to detail are incredible.
cant wait to see completion.
btw any pics of your insect eating reptile room ?

Thanks! I cant really take credit with the carpentry part because I hired someone to build it for me, although I did sit with him for hours on a computer program designing it. I worked on the lighting today and it should be finished tomorrow I hope. I will put photos up.

As for the other reptile room...

It is now kinda empty with all the crested geckos out of it. I am remodeling it as well and will be putting more breeding racks in it. I will post photos of it when I have it all set up as well.

[pakinjak]

"Thanks! I cant really take credit with the carpentry part because I hired someone to build it for me, although I did sit with him for hours on a computer program designing it. I worked on the lighting today and it should be finished tomorrow I hope. I will put photos up. "

It's funny you mention that you hired someone. I am a professional finish carpenter, and the most impressive thing for me was that you actually found that much time to put into your rack. I was always told that you do your worst work on your own house... I used to think I would be the exception. Til I got a house and went into business, now all my stuff looks like crap and I will never have a rack with that much love put into it. I just don't have the time.

It looks great though anyway. I'm sure it will work well for you.