My latest build!!!

[jrh3]

still gotta drill the bung hole in the front so i can have the ease of feeding them. Its pretty tight not hydei can escape.

gotta build about 5 more lol.

 

[ToeChecks]

very nice! how long did those take you to make?they look pretty time consuming.

 

[jrh3]

about 45 min. to a hour each. There for when my gongy ooths hatch out. Not to good with woodworking but what electricians are, lol. I think it will do the job. i actually got the screen pretty tight.

 

[mantid_mike]

Looks pretty solid to me. Nice work!

 

[jrh3]

yeah heavy, i used 2x2 frame and the the base is a 1x12 and the door as well.

 

[hibiscusmile]

I love em! working with wood and electric is fun, just gotta be careful the wood don't get to hot! ow! h34r:

 

[jrh3]

I got that covered lol. I have a heater in the room so the whole room will be hot, the cages will just have linear lighting for lights. no direct heating to melt mesh and such.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Wow! This is some serious cage making goin' on here! Very impressive!

 

[sally]

Really nice

 

[Rick]

Looks good. Moisture will be a problem if you ever use them for species that like a lot of humidity.

 

[jrh3]

yeah rick i was thinking about that and if i have to maybe i could water seal it? not sure if there will be a risk with it once it drys though.

 

[Rick]

yeah rick i was thinking about that and if i have to maybe i could water seal it? not sure if there will be a risk with it once it drys though.

Maybe but I'd be a bit concerned about any effects on the insects. Same would go for using pressure treated wood.

 

[jrh3]

i may run a trail with some chinese or somethin, but really obly planning to use on hot dry species, gambian, mendica, and gongy so far.

 

[ScienceGirl]

Very cool.