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 #926907


GodzillaKeeper502
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 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

i will begin building on my niles large enclosure soon and would like to get a few good ideas if you dont mind, preferably the entire cage inside and out if possible. thanks alot

Patrick



08/06/06  11:45pm

 #926987


Shawdow
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 926907


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

V. albigularis enclosure


V. salvadorii enclosure



Hope that helped.

Cheers,

Adrian



08/07/06  12:34am

 #927166


Crocdoc
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   Message To: Shawdow   In reference to Message Id: 926987


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

I’ll try this again. My posts seem to keep disappearing on this forum.





08/07/06  04:19am

 #927172


Savannah25
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   Message To: Crocdoc   In reference to Message Id: 927166


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors




some pics of the cage i just finished making for my water monitor below...its 8 by 4 by 4...just finished it today...wooohooo



08/07/06  04:41am

 #927454


Razeraze
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 926907


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors



crocdoc i love your enclosure.
08/07/06  11:49am

 #927799


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 927454


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

you all have great enclosures, i like all of them, anyone else have large monitor cages?
08/07/06  03:12pm

 #927873


Master pt
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 927799


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

ackie enclosure 200x120x200 cm





08/07/06  04:10pm

 #927960


Shay_
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   Message To: Master pt   In reference to Message Id: 927873


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

master pt, that’s a beautiful cage. where do you have the basking areas in there?
08/07/06  05:06pm

 #927970


Rick_Albig
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   Message To: Master pt   In reference to Message Id: 927873


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

ARRRRRRGGGG! I hate you Master PT! hahaha! That is the best Ackie enclosure i have ever seen! i Love it! Cant wait to move house i need more space to build! lol!

Great enclosures everyone!

Rick
08/07/06  05:13pm

 #928007


Krusty
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   Message To: Rick_Albig   In reference to Message Id: 927970


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

After seeing crocdoc and master pt’s enclosures, i decline showing my cages. they are just boring 8 foot wooden boxes with wood platforms for basking. no contest. what are you guys making the rock walls out of? is it fast setting concrete over something. it couldn’t be solid concrete b/c it would be too heavy. dumgen. also has sculpted trees, etc made out of that same stuff. what is it, guys? b/c i’m ripping your zoo-quality a$$3$ off as soon as you tell me.



08/07/06  05:42pm

 #928233


Razeraze
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   Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 928007


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

krusty i believe it is cement and tile mortar mixed.



08/07/06  07:56pm

 #928269


Pugmar
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   Message To: Crocdoc   In reference to Message Id: 927166


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

Crocdoc, how big is that enclosure and how big are your lacies? You and Master PT dominate on cage designs.
08/07/06  08:18pm

 #928344


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: Pugmar   In reference to Message Id: 928269


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

yeah i agree they have great cages, everyone does, i am getting great ideas and i will have them drawn soon for all to see. if anyone else has large enclosures, please post them
08/07/06  08:46pm

 #928405


Razeraze
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 928344


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

if you need more help you can go hereLink here is one of ours decorated.
08/07/06  09:17pm

 #928549


John Anthony Adragna
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 928405


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

female sulfurs enclosure- exterior not complete but whats on inside that counts.



shes peeking out from under a water platform.



08/07/06  10:30pm

 #928799


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: John Anthony Adragna   In reference to Message Id: 928549


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

hey raze how deep is your dirt? from comparing the inside and out, it looks kinda like a foot deep. how much dirt do you need for an adult monitor?
08/08/06  12:45am

 #928802


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: John Anthony Adragna   In reference to Message Id: 928549


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

also what kind of dirt is best??or what do you recomend?
08/08/06  12:47am

 #928816


Pugmar
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 928802


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

I’d give your nile like 2-3 feet of dirt. But thats just me. As long as it can hold a good burrow and isn’t a muddy mess, it will work fine.
08/08/06  12:59am

 #928880


Shay_
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   Message To: Pugmar   In reference to Message Id: 928816


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

i wonder why no one makes a good commercial monitor cage. you’d think with the husbandry knowledge we have today that some company would put one out.
cheers
08/08/06  01:56am

 #929010


Coolantguy
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   Message To: Shay_   In reference to Message Id: 928880


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

Quote:

i wonder why no one makes a good commercial monitor cage.



can you imagine the shipping cost on a 8x4x4 enclosure? it’d be WAY MORE to build one on your own

nick
08/08/06  06:30am

 #929048


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: Coolantguy   In reference to Message Id: 929010


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

well, depending on the materials, and also would it be shipped assembled or would you have to construct it yoursepf? actually if it was made out of light durable material, and shipped broken down, the preice may be worth it.....but then again wheres the fun if you cant do it yourself?????
08/08/06  07:41am

 #929068


Crocdoc
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 929048


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

Thanks for the comments, guys. In answer to your questions, the lace monitor enclosure is 2.4 x. 2.4 x 1.2 metres. With industrial strength wheels underneath, it goes floor to ceiling. There’s a removal wood and glass partition in the centre.

The ’cliffs’ aren’t cement. I carved a model, made a mould and mother mould, then cast it out of a tough polyurethane elastomer that some companies use for mock rock work. Handfuls of sand and crushed sandstone were mixed with the elastomer, particularly on edges, for added effect.

As for the size of the animals, the last time I measured them was a fair while ago, but the female was 130 cm then and the male 165 cm. They’re bigger, now.
08/08/06  08:13am

 #929662


Razeraze
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 928799


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

2 feet in some place 14 inches in others.

that was before the dirt.
08/08/06  04:00pm

 #929672


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 929662


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

does she really use all 2 feet of it or just a few inches? my nile has about 7-8 inches right now but he only uses maybe 3 inches max of it. he really doesnt dig burrows, he just goes to sleep in his terra cotta potting plant that in to a hide/basking spot.
08/08/06  04:02pm

 #929700


Razeraze
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 929672


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

yes she uses all of it especially when she lays eggs.
08/08/06  04:19pm

 #929840


GodzillaKeeper502
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 929700


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

ok so lets see for my monitor i will need a 10’x6’x6’ enclosure, and about two feet of dirt. am i correct?
08/08/06  05:17pm

 #929855


Razeraze
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   Message To: GodzillaKeeper502   In reference to Message Id: 929840


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

yes if not bigger.
08/08/06  05:25pm

 #930410


AlbigCrazy
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   Message To: Razeraze   In reference to Message Id: 929855


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

Everyone nice cages!

Mine is not fancy hehe here is a link to mine albigularis cage.

Link

I have a 30+ inch Nile i need to measure him haha His cage is around 12 inches deep... it could be deeper, he uses it for sure though!


Chad
08/08/06  11:26pm

 #931950


Savannah25
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   Message To: AlbigCrazy   In reference to Message Id: 930410


 Please Post Pics o large enclosures for monitors

I have a water monitor at 22 inches right now. He’s seeemed so much happier now that he’s in the big 8 by 4 by 4 enclosure...spends most of his time in the water believe it or not...and occasonally goes to bask after meals. It seems as if he’s a bit less scared of me now as well...doesnt run when i walk into his cage to clean, give him food/etc...
his mud is at 5 inches but he’s still a youngin..is it still recommended to give 12+" of dirt for say a 3 month old baby?
08/09/06  09:14pm


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