New reptile room

[Rango3d]

I'm re-building my old reptile room. It's under construction now but I will post pics in a couple days. I had an old shed that I made bigger windows and insulated.
I will have an album of the whole build up for everybody to see.

I would love to see other peoples reptile rooms, breeding facilities, or what ever your setup is.

Need the inspiration, and some good ideas. Lol
Thanks

Ps. Any good ideas that you can suggested are greatly apperitated.

 

[luevelvet]

A few key things to remember when designing your reptile room...

• See if you can have access to water. IE, from the tap, connected to a filter then into your holding container. This will alleviate a good deal of manual labor and give you easy access to one of the most important factors to keeping your chams thriving.
• Make sure you have proper drainage. See if you can setup a drainage system that leaves the room automatically without requiring you to lug buckets of soiled water throughout the room. We have our gutters drain directly into the bushes in front of our workshop.
• Electrical is also one of those thing we tend to forget when adding more and more animals to ones collection. If you plan on housing a good number of animals that require heat lamps, uvb lamps etc, ensure the circuit the room is drawing from can handle the load. If you're unsure how to go about that, hire an electrician. There is no one here that should give you advice on working with the electrical in your room unless they are certified and present.
• Make sure you leave room for expansion and supplies! It may seem like a waste of money but it's always good to have a couple extra empty cages on hand. You should never assume chams will live together for their entire lives. They should always have the opportunity (read: empty cage) to be alone!
• Water proof the room as much as you can. Having screen cages means water escapes. You can't help it, moisture will eventually leave the screen and venture into other areas of the herp room. We sealed our cinder block walls with epoxy paint.

That's all that comes to mind off the bat. I'm sure a few others will have more to add.

Cheers!

Luis

 

[ChuWuti]

Air conditioning? I don't know where you live, Rango3d, but I live in a state where it can easily get up into triple digits (Fahrenheit) and stay there for days on end. Most animals would cook at the temps we get, especially if they were in a small outbuilding with no A/C.

Oh, I just thought--a backup generator might also be important. We get thunderstorms that can cut off the electricity. In either summer or winter, this could be fatal for reptiles. Several years ago we had to transport a dozen snakes up to my husband's office so that they wouldn't freeze to death in our electricity-less home!

Good luck with your project!

Sandy

 

[CarlyMK]

Wow can't wait to see that!

 

[Rango3d]

I live in central Cali. The coldest it gets is about 30 deg. And the hot side does hit 100 but it's rare. 80 - 95 is the norm for summer.
The building does have electric, and it does have a tap, if I ever wanted to hook up water.
I plan on making some outside cage for those perfect days.
So far I can fit 4 2x2x4 cages on 1 wall, with a little extra room. That extra space will be for some feeders and for some geckos.
Pics are coming soon, promise.
I will update as I build along.