DIY cage ordered. Questions.

[Trailgem]

I ordered the diy cage, large. Anyone know if there is anything i can buy to hang plants of the sides towards the top. Currently i have a plain zoo med cage, obviously there isn’t anything. I hung one of a tree branch, but I’m worried it’ll fall. Now I kinda wish I would’ve went with the dragon cage, but I swear I spend a fortune so far... I’m a little broke lol

I am wondering if the aluminum corners are wide enough to add a metal rod in the back. They actually would be perfect.

Picture is my current cage. See how all the plants are towards the bottom

Thank you!!!

 

[snitz427]

You can buy the Dragon Strand ledges separately and they'll help support the weight and mounting of branches and plants. You can also create a sort of frame with vertical branches and then attach other branches and plants to those. Especially helpful if you leave some of the smaller branch nubs on your vertical branch... so you can use those for extra support and tightening zip ties.

 

[mvad]

I use thumb tacks to secure the branches to the screen. Been holding up for 5 plus years. As mentioned above zip ties are a great resource. Currently resetting up a enclosure for the arrival of my new Ambilobe.

 

[Beman]

I would get the dragon strand ledges... https://dragonstrand.com/dragon-ledges/
and if you do not have anything for drainage I would get one of their drip pans as well. https://dragonstrand.com/alternative-cage-manufaturers/

Here is an article on how to get the most out of the ledges https://dragonstrand.com/getting-the-most-from-your-dragon-strand-dragon-ledges/

 

[Trailgem]

Yeah, bu

You can buy the Dragon Strand ledges separately and they'll help support the weight and mounting of branches and plants. You can also create a sort of frame with vertical branches and then attach other branches and plants to those. Especially helpful if you leave some of the smaller branch nubs on your vertical branch... so you can use those for extra support and tightening zip ties.

But do they fit on a cage from diy cages? I would definitely do that if they would fit

 

[Trailgem]

I would get the dragon strand ledges... https://dragonstrand.com/dragon-ledges/
and if you do not have anything for drainage I would get one of their drip pans as well. https://dragonstrand.com/alternative-cage-manufaturers/

Here is an article on how to get the most out of the ledges https://dragonstrand.com/getting-the-most-from-your-dragon-strand-dragon-ledges/

Thank you.

 

[Trailgem]

I use thumb tacks to secure the branches to the screen. Been holding up for 5 plus years. As mentioned above zip ties are a great resource. Currently resetting up a enclosure for the arrival of my new Ambilobe.

I really like that idea in cases the dragon ledges won’t fit.

 

[Beman]

Thank you.

and he has the ledges and drip pans to fit other brands... just go to those links and find the one for the cage you ordered.

 

[Trailgem]

I would get the dragon strand ledges... https://dragonstrand.com/dragon-ledges/
and if you do not have anything for drainage I would get one of their drip pans as well. https://dragonstrand.com/alternative-cage-manufaturers/

Here is an article on how to get the most out of the ledges https://dragonstrand.com/getting-the-most-from-your-dragon-strand-dragon-ledges/

Wow that looks just like imagined. Thank you!!!

 

[Trailgem]

and he has the ledges and drip pans to fit other brands... just go to those links and find the one for the cage you ordered.

Oh good, I really would prefer those ledges. Thanks again

 

[Thehippie]

ooooo nice cage!!!

 

[Ruthless]

Oh good, I really would prefer those ledges. Thanks again

I used theses on my reptibreeze xl cages. I mounted the top ledge high enough for my Pothos to be about 4 inches between the top of the plant to the top of the cage in the back corner.

 

[jstrazishar]

I use thumb tacks to secure the branches to the screen. Been holding up for 5 plus years. As mentioned above zip ties are a great resource. Currently resetting up a enclosure for the arrival of my new Ambilobe.

How would you use zip ties? Would you have to cut a little hole in the cage? I really don’t want to do that but thumbtacks keep coming out.

 

[Trailgem]

Personally I used a couple zip ties to bind branches together, and today I did the thumb tags. I am not cutting holes in my cage either, unless I’ll get this ledges (which I will) I’m more worried everything will collapse and fall on my baby

 

[mvad]

I use the zip ties to (as mentioned above) attach branches to each other.

 

[Michael Morsette]

I used the small twisters that came in some of the packing myself. Just pushed the ends through the screen and secured vines/sticks to the screen. A little crude maybe, but worked well enough.