My Custom Built Cages!!!

[reptilove]

So we are still in the process of finishing the little things on the cages like hinges, latches, and other things. But I'm here to post pictures to show the steps of the making from what we started off with to what we have now so far. Right now ,without the base frame that we are going to build so the bottom cage isn't sitting right on the ground, the cage is 43" long, 21" depth, 6'3" high (without base), and each cage is about 17" tall, and the light box is about 8". My dad had some old oak flooring he got free from a job so we plained it and trimmed it down to make it nice like brand new wood. Then we made a plan from a few pictures we had of cages I liked. Next we started framing free glass my dad got from a friend into the doors and the front display case. Then we started building walls and bracing it together so it will be sturdy. And these are the pictures on what we have done so far.

Old Oak Flooring we started with.


Drew a Plan


Framed 6 Doors


Display Frame 3


Piecing the walls together


3 Stackable Cages looking good


Top Stackable Cage is removable so its not as hard to move


So from bottom to top, base to support the weight, cage, light box, cage, light box, removeable cage with light box attached. Now we are working on the molding, hiding the nails, adding a clear sealant, adding a polyurathane sealant for moisture, hinges, and a latch. Will post pictures on more work we do. I am so excited, lol.

[Spindown]

heehee the plans are cute! better than i could make. I'd just be like, so...i have wood...lets stick it together and see what happens! (why i dont build things like this lol)

Those look really nice! I think thats awesome you were able to reuse the wood!

[reptilove]

Yeah me an my hubby were going to slap wood together and call it a day but my dad knows i love my repties so he was like no I want it to look nice, lol, I so love him for basically doing everything.

[New2Blues]

Can you come build one for me??? lol That looks really nice!

[Kbell31]

Great job! I sooooo wish my husband was handy like that.....

[Karen]

Looks awesome. I wish I had all the tools to do that. I look forward to seeing pictures of when they're occupied!

[Bird_Brain]

Looks great! I wish I had the patience for building cages!

[realis88]

wooowww... nice enclosure

[Kurt]

awesome design! do u have any vents in them tho?

[Katrina]

Very nice - thanks for putting the pics up!

[reptilove]

Oh and I forgot to mention the vents, we are going to put some on the hot side and the cool side when we are done so we can see temp. wise if we need a large vent or a small vent so not all the heat gets out, and the wire that the lights are going to sit on is going on last also, since we are in the process of sealing/clear coating the wood. And here are more pictures of it almost finished just waiting for a sealant.

This is the top cage.


Bottom section of cages.


Hingless Doors for the light box.


Hingless doors are being held shut by powerfull magnets.

[Susann]

I. AM. ABSOLUTELY. AMAZED.

[Kbell31]

Jealousy is such an unattractive trait....but I am

[Nae]

Wowee, looking very snazzy~!!!

[RosiePosie06]

I want this... and two more reptiles to put in it! <3

[Jeff]

It looks like you are doing an amazing job! Please continuo to post pictures of your progress.

[jasjmm27]

This is awesome! I hope to soon have the funds (and tools) to put something like this together...think the "skink room" will be overwhelmed with cages that will remain unfilled for years if I actually get the equipment to build a few...