My New Enclosure - Still Under Construction

Craigo · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject:

Rick,
I've been thinking about how to make an enclosure like yours for my unique conditions. Here's the difference. I have a window near a corner that gets good afternoon sunlight, however it is 4 ft from the floor. So I'm thinking about making a unit like yours with a ramp that goes from the 3rd level to the top level. It would pass through the lighting chamber, so I'd make a wall to prevent the tegu from entering that section. I'd like to provide access to the sunlight, so I'd make a metal screened window on the top level and then open the window on the room so that no glass existed between the tegu and the sun. One thought is to eliminate the light chamber and just attach the lights to the ceiling of the 3rd section (one up from the bottom in your enclosure).

I guess I'm wondering if you think they'd be curious enough to actually climb a ramp to the upper level to get to the sunlight. My side dimensions would be 4 ft and 5 ft providing about 15.5 sq.ft. per level. Would that be adaquate for an Argentine Chacoan? What do you think about my ideas?
Comments/suggestions from anyone are welcome.

Thanks,
Craigo

darkangel · Member Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 63 Location: nottingham

im in middle of making 1 that size its 4 ft high 4ft across 2ft width without putting a pic up its a bit like on the photo section, rams vivarium, but looking at it rams his looks a lot bigger, but how he made ramps is similar with the spot light on the second level, ill post a pic when finished