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Hey guys, so after one month of hard work (I have a full time job, so I was really busy with this project.) I have finally finished, what I have been thinking about since last summer. I have taken notes and great ideas from this forum (DIY feeder cup, DIY raindome) for months and decided to create something I wouldnt call freerange neither an enclosure. Its something between.
This all should provide a living jungle for my Furcifer pardalis ambilobe who is 6 months old and pretty shy. (He was really confused when I put him in )
More than a month ago, I created this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/where-do-i-get-construction-138557/
You wouldnt believe how lucky I got when I found, what I found in the store I work at. Its a bamboo shelf which was used to transport flower pots we sellin our store. I saw a great oportunity and decided to work with that. Thats how it all started... I am not going to describe every single process, since most of you can pretty much find out what I did from the pictures in the album I am going to link here. I tried to take pictures as often as I could.
If you have any question regarding the process of making this, feel free to ask.
Whole construction is 4 ft. wide, 2,6 ft. deep and 8,2 ft. tall and stands in window faced at south/south east.
Lights I have used are 70W Solar Raptor bulb and two 54W 6500k T5 HO bulbs.
It has DIY raindome and 3 other nozzles to provide water. (3 times a day)
Every plant has its own irrigation provided with this product (unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of this yet
http://www.gardena.com/int/water-management/holiday-watering/holiday-watering-set-363299/
I also used second one to misting and raindome system. I have yet to plug it in tomorrow. It worked at bathroom with all nozzles and should cover whole area.
The drainage is made of 1 mm pond foil glued to main frame which stands of two shelves. It has a hole and bucket inside of closet.
I used plenty of plants as you can see...
3 x Photos, Ficus benjamina, 2 x Ficus pumila, 3 x Schefflera (One is really huge), Soleirolia soleirolii, Nephrolepsis, Adiantum raddianum, Croton, 2 x Phalenopsis, alot of tillandsias and bromelias, Sphagnum moss, Moss itself.
The branches are cork bark and peeled off willow tree branches. (You cant imagine how much time it took me to do it...)
I dont think of any other information I could provide you with, so again guys, if you have any question, just ask it. I can also take pictures of anything else you would like to see.
So here is the whole album I have now: http://imgur.com/7bvmH2N
Cheers, Michael and Dino
Hey guys, so after one month of hard work (I have a full time job, so I was really busy with this project.) I have finally finished, what I have been thinking about since last summer. I have taken notes and great ideas from this forum (DIY feeder cup, DIY raindome) for months and decided to create something I wouldnt call freerange neither an enclosure. Its something between.
This all should provide a living jungle for my Furcifer pardalis ambilobe who is 6 months old and pretty shy. (He was really confused when I put him in
)More than a month ago, I created this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/where-do-i-get-construction-138557/
You wouldnt believe how lucky I got when I found, what I found in the store I work at. Its a bamboo shelf which was used to transport flower pots we sellin our store. I saw a great oportunity and decided to work with that. Thats how it all started... I am not going to describe every single process, since most of you can pretty much find out what I did from the pictures in the album I am going to link here. I tried to take pictures as often as I could.
If you have any question regarding the process of making this, feel free to ask.
Whole construction is 4 ft. wide, 2,6 ft. deep and 8,2 ft. tall and stands in window faced at south/south east.
Lights I have used are 70W Solar Raptor bulb and two 54W 6500k T5 HO bulbs.
It has DIY raindome and 3 other nozzles to provide water. (3 times a day)
Every plant has its own irrigation provided with this product (unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of this yet
http://www.gardena.com/int/water-management/holiday-watering/holiday-watering-set-363299/
I also used second one to misting and raindome system. I have yet to plug it in tomorrow. It worked at bathroom with all nozzles and should cover whole area.
The drainage is made of 1 mm pond foil glued to main frame which stands of two shelves. It has a hole and bucket inside of closet.
I used plenty of plants as you can see...
3 x Photos, Ficus benjamina, 2 x Ficus pumila, 3 x Schefflera (One is really huge), Soleirolia soleirolii, Nephrolepsis, Adiantum raddianum, Croton, 2 x Phalenopsis, alot of tillandsias and bromelias, Sphagnum moss, Moss itself.
The branches are cork bark and peeled off willow tree branches. (You cant imagine how much time it took me to do it...)
I dont think of any other information I could provide you with, so again guys, if you have any question, just ask it. I can also take pictures of anything else you would like to see.
So here is the whole album I have now: http://imgur.com/7bvmH2N
Cheers, Michael and Dino
