Corner cab cage build

[edwardgreen]

Time for a new castle and im trying to make the best of my space. Top section is living quarters for our veiled, bottom is storage/roach breeding. Top section is about 4 feet by 28 inches deep and the face spans about 42 inches bottom is same but only 2 feet high.

 

[edwardgreen]

Got the top door frame built and on hinges today. Working on sealing a little bit too

 

[maxttu]

Wow! That's looking great! Can't wait to see the final product!! Good job thus far!

Is this your own blueprint?

 

[edwardgreen]

Thanks! Yes it is my design, im not the best carpenter but its coming along and im learning a lot.

 

[Preekoo]

I want to start on a project like this. Just some Plywood and screws and imagination can go a long way in making something that will make your's and your chameleons life 10x easier. I want to make a square fold down base that can fold in on my window on the inside, and then fold up to a 90 degree angle with the window and then have hinges and rollers on the bottom and Roll it outside my window, so i can stick his smaller cage outside and he can get more of a out door feeling instead of just sitting in his smaller cage next to the open window.

I like the fedora decor by the way

 

[jimmylove]

The cage looks great so far. Thanks for sharing the pics of the build. Keep them coming! Its always great to see new ideasl

 

[PressurePro]

Nice build. What will you be using for waterproofing?

 

[sdheli420]

Nice build. What will you be using for waterproofing?

I would assume staining? (smells untill it dries completley) but would look awesome showing all the grains of the wood..

Great build!! cant wait till its in action!

 

[PressurePro]

You might want to watch out with regular wood stain. I don't know of any which are actually "water proof", most advertise "water repellant".

If you want to be able to see the wood grain you can use polyurethane to seal it. I believe it can also be applied over stain in case there's a certain color you want.

 

[Meow Kitty]

Nice build. What will you be using for waterproofing?

you can also use polyurethane or deck sealant(i used this because i had it in my garage already)

 

[edwardgreen]

Im using a regular satin poly sealer and probably using some kind of covering havent decided on what material to use. I also had an idea for a series of verticaly stacked wall pockets with some type of hanging plant for wall cover and climbing/hiding space

 

[edwardgreen]

Ive been spending more time brainstorming than i have been working. So i finally started moving again got the inside treated and started working on the walls. Im using greatstuff gap filler foam it works best for building anykind of structure you can think of in my case vines. Ive got rocks siliconed to the wall forbclimbing ledges and possibly a plant anchor. I cut pieces of tree i got, screwed them into the wall then foamed around the base. I plan to silicone the exposed plywood and cover it with a finer mulch mixture and cover the foam with coconut husk/plantation soil.

I have plans for a drip system built into the foam on the back center either into a covered catch can or into a plant any input on that issue would be helpful.

 

[edwardgreen]

Got some background covered in silicone holding up cedar/mulch/coconut husk mix.

 

[Decadancin]

Nice build. What will you be using for waterproofing?

I used a Verathane floor sealer because it had less fumes. Does not have a lot of shine to it though, so if that's the look you want, go with a regular poly coat.

 

[edwardgreen]

Its finally done!!

 

[bradley]

Its finally done!! View attachment 75299
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It looks great! Saw it on Instagram earlier

 

[dom1959]

super nice!
cham will love it!

 

[tzap13]

looks nice !

I like the coco bark background with the great stuff "vines" ~