Idea for Waterdragon Home

**ryanpb** · #21 04-15-2008, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beefcakemighty

im on the third floor soo theres no way something like a cat would get up there

Well, you'd be suprised what a determined cat will do, mine have chased animals onto the roof before.

But there is also large birds to worry about.

as for what screen, i agree, the best bet would be 1/4-1/2 hardware cloth, and id suggest the vinyl covering.

**schlegelbagel** · #22 04-15-2008, 10:20 AM

and under no circumstances use chicken wire. Its been responsible for many a waterdragon's lost toe!

**tlh9162** · #23 04-15-2008, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beefcakemighty

my main problwm is the screen... i need to fix that first and then i can start to work something for the porch but like i said it will be sometime before i get started im jsut in the plannin phase right now and its just an idea not sure if i can go through with it and its not my house its an apartment soo im not the owner of the building and if i start doing things they dont like ill get kicked out then the dragons will be homeless... first i have to get the planning set and done then just before i do work on it i have to get it OKed by the owners of the apartment complex

i hope they will let me, ill have to make sure everthing is removable and that theres going to be no problem or damage to anything to convince them and let me do it..

Piece of Landlord advice?: The best way to improve your chances of getting your landlords approval is to take them a complete sketch of what you want to do, written expaination of how everything is removeable and non-damaging to their building and a written description of how you are going to build/assemble the enclosure. Most Property Managers do not have authorization to permit such items and may need to forward the request to their corporate office. If you have everything in a written proposal...you might stand a better chance.

Do it in advance...it may take a while for you to get a response back.

Thought I would put my 2 cents in...lol (Currently a 10 year landlord myself)

**beefcakemighty** · #24 04-15-2008, 10:34 PM

i like this one more its what i had more in mind... gives me room to sit out there with them and do what i want

... i wasnt planning on chicken wire, ive seen what it does and thanks about the landlord advice ill have to do that....

**tlh9162** · #25 04-16-2008, 06:45 AM

Is the "tree" in the middle gonna be a PVC pole? Was thinking about something like that for my viv. Can't locate a large piece of real tree as of yet, so I thought about constructing one out of pvc and attaching brown low-pile carpet to it so they can easily climb on it. Thoughts?

**schlegelbagel** · #26 04-16-2008, 09:59 AM

might get kinda stinky. If you wnat, you can do the Great Stuff Eco earth technique to it.

**Merlin** · #27 04-16-2008, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlh9162

I thought about constructing one out of pvc and attaching brown low-pile carpet to it so they can easily climb on it. Thoughts?

You can use PVC or a peice of lumber that is sealed.
For climbing just wrap it with rope.

**MoogleBass** · #28 04-16-2008, 10:32 AM

The center tree could be pvc, but pvc is costly for 6 inch thats sch 40. You can get some cardboard tubes that they use for cement that is thicker and more sturdy that normal cardboard. Carpet tubes work good too. Just seal it so it wont get wet.

**tlh9162** · #29 04-16-2008, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schlegelbagel

might get kinda stinky. If you wnat, you can do the Great Stuff Eco earth technique to it.

Ya know, I was think about using the GS with the EE but I thought they might gouge it up with there claws. Not thats a problem...but how do you re-seal exposed GS with sealant while she is in the viv? (Or would I even have to? Could I just put new EE on the exposed area?)

**tlh9162** · #30 04-16-2008, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoogleBass

The center tree could be pvc, but pvc is costly for 6 inch thats sch 40. You can get some cardboard tubes that they use for cement that is thicker and more sturdy that normal cardboard. Carpet tubes work good too. Just seal it so it wont get wet.

Oooh Oooh! Good idea! I have a vendor that sells carpet! Thank you!!!!!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Need GOOD home for my Dragon	saphaeron	Adoptions	0	09-28-2007 02:01 PM
Iggy has found a new home	Colleen	Adoptions	12	08-05-2006 02:20 AM
My iggys home	jumpingtadpoles	Enclosures	9	04-10-2006 05:43 PM
Just an idea about breeding...	Microscope Jockey	General Discussion	3	11-14-2004 07:43 PM


Everything Above Disappears When You log In Or Register!

The Following User Says Thank You to schlegelbagel For This Useful Post:
tlh9162 (04-16-2008)

The Following User Says Thank You to Merlin For This Useful Post:
tlh9162 (04-16-2008)

Direct Navigation
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258