T. sinensis
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Hello All,
Just wanted to share the enclosures I set up for my Gongylus gongylodes. I received eight sub-adults, four males and four females, in trade for some of my captive bred and born 5th "instar" Damon diadema.
I chose two screen enclosures made by DIYcages.com that are 16 inches (40.64 cm) wide and deep by 30 inches (40.64 cm) tall. I have the males and females separated between the two enclosures.
After doing some testing, I covered the outside surface of the two sides, the cleaning doors (located on the bottom-front), and part of the roof on each enclosure with thin vinyl sheeting to assist in maintaining temperatures and humidity. This has done very well, without interfering with the inhabitants' ability to climb on the inner surfaces. I didn't need to do this to the back of the enclosures due to my addition of the backgrounds.
I wanted to use only one 75 watt incandescent light bulb to heat them so I picked up an aluminum cooking pan from Wal-Mart and cut a hole in it about half an inch (1.27 cm) smaller than the dome and used aluminum tape to secure the dome to it.
After that was finished and tested, I placed in some manzanita branches and covered the floor with pasteurized oak and hickory leaves. Finished!
Cut to fit:
Vinyl overlapping the custom shroud:
Inside view:
Finished:
One of the females:
Just wanted to share the enclosures I set up for my Gongylus gongylodes. I received eight sub-adults, four males and four females, in trade for some of my captive bred and born 5th "instar" Damon diadema.
I chose two screen enclosures made by DIYcages.com that are 16 inches (40.64 cm) wide and deep by 30 inches (40.64 cm) tall. I have the males and females separated between the two enclosures.
After doing some testing, I covered the outside surface of the two sides, the cleaning doors (located on the bottom-front), and part of the roof on each enclosure with thin vinyl sheeting to assist in maintaining temperatures and humidity. This has done very well, without interfering with the inhabitants' ability to climb on the inner surfaces. I didn't need to do this to the back of the enclosures due to my addition of the backgrounds.
I wanted to use only one 75 watt incandescent light bulb to heat them so I picked up an aluminum cooking pan from Wal-Mart and cut a hole in it about half an inch (1.27 cm) smaller than the dome and used aluminum tape to secure the dome to it.
After that was finished and tested, I placed in some manzanita branches and covered the floor with pasteurized oak and hickory leaves. Finished!
Cut to fit:
Vinyl overlapping the custom shroud:
Inside view:
Finished:
One of the females:
