Outdoor cage?

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ankan333

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Hi,

now the warm weather is coming to Sweden and everyone is out basking in the sun! :) I would like to take my grandis out for a few hours too, because I've heard the sun makes their colors really vibrant. Does anyone have any experience of bringing their geckos out temporarily? I was thinking about using some kind of net/mesh cage.. (But I have no idea about how to get him into it :?)
 
Mickej

Mickej

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ankan333 said:
Hi,

now the warm weather is coming to Sweden and everyone is out basking in the sun! :) I would like to take my grandis out for a few hours too, because I've heard the sun makes their colors really vibrant. Does anyone have any experience of bringing their geckos out temporarily? I was thinking about using some kind of net/mesh cage.. (But I have no idea about how to get him into it :?)
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Hej Ankan :)

The exoterra netcages are great for this, i have friends that use them for chameleons with great results. Just make sure that there are some shade for him/her to escape the sun and not to much wind. Good Luck
 
GiantDayGecko.com

GiantDayGecko.com

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Outdoor caging

Hi Annika,

I could not agree more with you about the benefits of housing Phelsuma outdoors!

The entire GiantDayGecko.com collection is housed outdoors in South Florida, USA year round. Because of hurricanes most of the cages are custom built with ridge aluminum and PVC coated wire mesh. The PVC is smooth and therefore a non traumatic surface.

A good inexpensive option is the chameleon cages made with window screen. The drawback is an over zealous pest (rat or raccoon) can chew through. Also when the occasional gecko rubs its face over time the screen acts like fine sandpaper.

Below is a VIDEO link to a section of custom outdoor caging:
YouTube - GiantDayGecko.com (Caging)

Below is a VIDEO link to the window screen chameleon cages:
YouTube - GiantDayGecko.com (Hatchling cages)

Of course the geckos will always need to be provided with a shaded area to escape the sun.

Check out the below website for information on the minimum and maximum temperatures giant day geckos can tolerate.

Hope this helps, Jon
GiantDayGecko.com
 
Mickej

Mickej

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Oh Man, Jon beeing able to have your animals like that must be like a dream. Im moving to Florida :)
 
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hexentanz

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PiTi said:
Oh my! Thank you so much! I am enthusiastic about every alternative to the exo terra products since they are much cheaper and not necessarily worse, often quite the oppsosite. I'm on my way to IKEA :)
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Hehehe no problem, I knew the link would be useful to some. :)
 
PrestonG

PrestonG

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Leave it to Maureen to come up with a awesome solution! I can't get over what a great Idea that is! Does it have a zipper top to close it ? Or did you have to rig it up?
Thanks!
 
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hexentanz

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PrestonG said:
Leave it to Maureen to come up with a awesome solution! I can't get over what a great Idea that is! Does it have a zipper top to close it ? Or did you have to rig it up?
Thanks!
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Mine have a zipper top, if they changed it which I know IKEA often does to make stuff cheaper and cheaper it would be a very easy modification and still make the whole thing far cheaper than any of the branded reptile ones.
 
mkschaefer

mkschaefer

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That really is a brilliant idea. I can't tell if they are somewhat rigid or collapsible. Do they retain their cylindrical structure when resting on something or do they need to hang?

Thanks!
 
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hexentanz

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mkschaefer said:
That really is a brilliant idea. I can't tell if they are somewhat rigid or collapsible. Do they retain their cylindrical structure when resting on something or do they need to hang?

Thanks!
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It stays perfectly straight when you stand it up, no need to hang it!
 
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ankan333

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Nice wash/gecko-bag! I wonder if my gecko likes red or grey better? ;) Ikea is not even 30 min away, so I choose that option, it's perfect :)

I would love to live in Florida so that I could buy a new grandis from you at giantdaygecko.com! I have troubles finding a partner to my male here :(
 
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pumilio123

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Hi,

as a full time chameleon keeper I know the advantages of keeping the animals outdoors. I worked for some years with the Fyllen "cages" (I have probably round 50? of them) and with self built cages. I never had much trust in the Fyllens so I decided to built those cages here:





If you are patient or good in working with your hands its not so difficult to built similar cages. Those cages are completely made of aluminium which makes them stable. But I needed hours and hours to build them, so I decided to use reptibreeze cages in the future

Best regards
Benny
 
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GiantDayGecko.com

GiantDayGecko.com

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Outdoor aluminum cages

Benny. Your cages are great! I really like that design.

I see how you sandwiched the screen between the aluminum tube and the flat aluminum pieces but how did you attach the aluminum tube together to make the frame?

I have to weld my frames together because I use aluminum angle to keep aluminum costs down. Also what do you use for a door and floor? Can you post a photo of the finished product?

Jon
www.GiantDayGecko.com
 

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