Oh my, I just added up all the material costs for Dundee's palace! I've spent nearly $400 and I have not even gotten the UVB lights yet. Oh, and the total doesn't include equipment I already had. Dundee better fall over with delight when he gets here! Now I just have to build it!

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0.1.0 Bearded Dragon (Dundee)
1.0.0 Chow/mix Dog (Simba)
1.0.0 Russian Hamster (Bear)
1.1.0 Parakeets (Little Tweet and Feathers)
0.1.0 Long hair gray calico cat (Opal)
0.0.3 Red-eared slider turtles (Mommy, Daddy, Robbie)
0.0.16 Fishy Friends - misc. tropical fish

400???? You can buy a really good enclosure with all the necessary equipment for that amount of money.

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I agree! thats a bit staggering! I only spent about 300 for my large iguana enclosure.

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that's really high! i spent prolly 150-200 for my beardy's enclosure, but I used reptile carpet and already had the lights and stuff.

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Sounds like Dundee is going from a dump to a mansion. lol

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I just hope he likes it when I'm done! It is a bit more expensive since it's an odd space and I decided to use pre-hung windows instead of sliding glass panels but I live in lightning bug central and I don't want to chance one getting in where he could eat it. Besides, it does enclose about 19 sq feet. I don't want him to get claustrophobic!

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0.1.0 Bearded Dragon (Dundee)
1.0.0 Chow/mix Dog (Simba)
1.0.0 Russian Hamster (Bear)
1.1.0 Parakeets (Little Tweet and Feathers)
0.1.0 Long hair gray calico cat (Opal)
0.0.3 Red-eared slider turtles (Mommy, Daddy, Robbie)
0.0.16 Fishy Friends - misc. tropical fish

sounds great! can I move in? lol

WOW! 19 square feet! THATS MASSIVE!

I'm about to build a cage for one of my dragons, but its only gunna be 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet high.

~Kourtney~

Kourtney, there are a couple of additional threads about this enclosure, one has photos I believe.
Richard (Hide Clyde) built this enclosure in a way that it would fit and blend in a corner in his living room, hence the size and the cost.

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Kourtney, I just saw your post. I had unexpected surgery the 1st of the year and it is just now comfortable to type on the computer. Dundee's cage went through a bunch of changes after I designed it. The final form ended up being a 4x4x2 enclosure inside measurement on top of oak cabinets forming a center display in the middle of what became the libarary. My avatar is a picture of Dundee in her new home! I really don't know how much her home ended up costing because I returned some stuff and then bought more. I do know that the cabinets were not cheap but now we have 4 drawers, 3 cabinets and 2 shelves for storage so I am pleased and best of all so is wifey!

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0.1.0 Bearded Dragon (Dundee)
1.0.0 Chow/mix Dog (Simba)
1.0.0 Russian Hamster (Bear)
1.1.0 Parakeets (Little Tweet and Feathers)
0.1.0 Long hair gray calico cat (Opal)
0.0.3 Red-eared slider turtles (Mommy, Daddy, Robbie)
0.0.16 Fishy Friends - misc. tropical fish