New hood mod.....

[Davonat]

Im building a new cage..... I am going to use a Zoo Med 36" slider hood on it. It has a removable screen to keep critters out......... I know perfectly well that the small mesh on it will block probably 50% of the UVB SO.... I got out the trusty Dremel tool and ground away the spot welds on the crap mesh... This took some time. I then siliconed in some nice galvinized hardware cloth I am very happy with he results

 

[PappaRONzi]

Nice & clean! Good work. I like my setups to be clean and uncluttered yet functional and good for the animals.

 

[Hoj]

looks like it could work well. good idea

 

[leviw06]

wow thats really nice. did you make a "how to" guide?

 

[Davonat]

wow thats really nice. did you make a "how to" guide?

No I didnt... but the discription in my first post pretty much explains how to do it.

 

[leviw06]

yea im much more of a person who learns by seeing it down, but i'll do me best to one day make something similar to this.

now heres a question for you?
what is your opinion on haveing a two bulb set up where one being your daytime lamp and the other the blue night lamp?

 

[Davonat]

You shouldnt have any light at nite they dont like it..... If your home gets below 65 degrees you can use a ceramic- non light heat emitter You should be useing 2 bulbs now for the day. A UVB flouresent & a basking heat type

 

[leviw06]

i do but i ment as for a whole day night thing.

But yes it gets below 65 where i live. i'm living in the middle of an iowa winter. last night the low was 7 degrees. so yea i keep a light on in my cham's terra. during the summer i wont be rocking any lights at night for my lil loki.

 

[Davonat]

i do but i ment as for a whole day night thing.

But yes it gets below 65 where i live. i'm living in the middle of an iowa winter. last night the low was 7 degrees. so yea i keep a light on in my cham's terra. during the summer i wont be rocking any lights at night for my lil loki.

Yeah.... I live in Wisconsin. I keep my thermostat at 72 in my apartment. When my timer shuts everything off... everything is off.. No heat no lights no mist,, nuthin. just dark and quiet.

 

[tkalawart]

get the cermaic heat emitter at night. the blue light will annoy them and make them sleepy during the day. Also the extra stress will lessen the life span....

 

[leviw06]

any particular wattage?

 

[PantherEnvy]

Nice custom work...

 

[Davonat]

any particular wattage?

Im not sure... Figure alot of heat will just exit the cage thru the screen. I have 2 sockets left to fill in my hood.... Im thinking 2 plant compact flouresent's or 1 plant and maybe 1 ceramic emitter. Have to check temps when its ready to house Ernie.