Chameleoking
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Lookin real nice!
Zen style tube frame custom 2x4x4 enclosure build!
- Thread starter BryanP
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BryanP
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Just got the cage in the room and was setting up the decor.
The little guy comes tomorrow so I will spend the day getting the following done.
Mist king plumbing done
Lighting plugged in and scheduled
Heat lamp and basking spot worked out
Getting a 4x4x2 cage and stand down a hallway and into a room was a challenge. Had to take apart the cage in order to get it into the room but luckily it's easy to do.
In hindsight the 32in height could have been 28in and still been just fine. Just seemed low to me.
Cant wait for the plants to grow in but until then I may add some fake ones to give him more cover.
The little guy comes tomorrow so I will spend the day getting the following done.
Mist king plumbing done
Lighting plugged in and scheduled
Heat lamp and basking spot worked out
Getting a 4x4x2 cage and stand down a hallway and into a room was a challenge. Had to take apart the cage in order to get it into the room but luckily it's easy to do.
In hindsight the 32in height could have been 28in and still been just fine. Just seemed low to me.
Cant wait for the plants to grow in but until then I may add some fake ones to give him more cover.
BryanP
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Got all the lighting, misting, fogging, and electrical done tonight.
The 2 sansi lights were WAY WAY to bright so I opted for 1. Still looks amazing.
Just wish I could speed up the grow in for the plants to fill it in some more but I guess I'll have to wait.
Luckily the enclosure is in a separate room so I dont have to worry too much about spooking him as he settles in.
I get to pick him up tomorrow from the fedex hub so I should have him before 1030 am.
The 2 sansi lights were WAY WAY to bright so I opted for 1. Still looks amazing.
Just wish I could speed up the grow in for the plants to fill it in some more but I guess I'll have to wait.
Luckily the enclosure is in a separate room so I dont have to worry too much about spooking him as he settles in.
I get to pick him up tomorrow from the fedex hub so I should have him before 1030 am.
Snuits
Chameleon Enthusiast
Woo-hoo looks great. Excited for you. Spam us with pics. Also... just a tip if you have a home depot or a Hannaford shopping center. They have pretty huge plants. Like my Pothos from there are huge. I know you said you are waiting for them to grow but probably wouldn't hurt to put a big on pothos in there or something lol would be better than fake plants ♡
Lindasjackson
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Beautiful!!
BryanP
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Well... Hes ARRIVED!!!!!
here are some pictures. Still want to fill in the middle a little bit so will go to lowes this afternoon after work and see about getting a pathos or something for the middle.
Now for names... I'm thinking Rango?
I'm not actually thinking Rango lol... I know that triggers some people here haha
here are some pictures. Still want to fill in the middle a little bit so will go to lowes this afternoon after work and see about getting a pathos or something for the middle.
Now for names... I'm thinking Rango?
I'm not actually thinking Rango lol... I know that triggers some people here haha
enjoy 
Lindasjackson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Oh he/she is gorgeous!!
Chameleoking
Chameleon Enthusiast
Love it!
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Wow! He’s beautiful! 
BryanP
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Rango is a movie by DreamWorks about a chameleon named rango...
Snuits
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Okay figured, that's how Pascal came about lol
Klyde O'Scope
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Of course, he is... Just look at those colors—those markings—those prepossessing lines!Wow! He’s beautiful!
Larkin
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I’m in CA and cannot find PVC sheets *anywhere* for less than $180, if I can find them at all. They aren’t in stock at any of the Lowe’s or Home Depot here, and getting them shipped would be close to $200. I need to make a 8x2x4 enclosure for a foster boa, and buying one is ridiculously expensive. May I ask where you got your PVC?
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
It's not currently available where I am (NE US) either. My best guess is that it's another casualty of supply line bottlenecks, etc.
Depending on your enclosure design and framing, would it be possible to use another material temporarily, and replace with PVC when available? I haven't checked prices, but these come to mind as possibilities...
ACM (pretty expensive)
Coroplast
Acrylic/Plexi
Glass (less expensive than acrylic)
Hardwood plywood (will need sealing)
Luan (will need sealing, but usually cheap)
Ceiling lighting panels (only come in 24 x 48 nom) really cheap
Still thinking...
BryanP
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Another thing I consider doing if I could not find the PVC was to use 1/4in plywood and then glue a sheet of the "wall waterproofing" that home depot and lowes sells to it. Its like a 1/16" or am 1/8" thick impermeable plastic sheet. Sold, in my lowes at least, with the paneling, like the fake brick or peg board.
Let's go Brandon!
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
This 'wall waterproofing' is unfamiliar to me. Got a link? I'm having trouble finding it on Lowe's (unless I don't know what I'm looking at/for (which is entirely possible). Is this stuff rigid or rolled?
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